Percha Com Perchacategoriestree 0.6 index.php controller path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Percha Com Perchacategoriestree 0.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument controller with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Percha Multicategory Article (com_perchacategoriestree) component 0.6 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was shared 05/25/2010 by AntiSecurity with isec (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2033 since 05/25/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43636 (Joomla! / Mambo Component Multiple Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (43636). The entries 13482, 51928, 51718 and 51449 are related to this item.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Nessus ID: 43636
Nessus Name: Joomla! / Mambo Component Multiple Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: AntiSecurity
Organization: isec
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-2033 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 40244 - Multiple Percha Components for Joomla 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 39873 - Joomla Percha Multicategory Article Component "controller" File Inclusion, Moderately Critical

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/14/2021 08:39
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 12/31/2017 09:38 (6), 09/14/2021 08:39 (4)
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