Corejoomla Com Communitypolls 1.0.4 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Corejoomla Com Communitypolls 1.0.4. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument controller can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1081. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Corejoomla Com Communitypolls 1.0.4 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Polls (com_communitypolls) component 1.5.2, and possibly earlier, for Core Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was shared 02/20/2010 by kaMtiEz (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1081. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56402), Tenable (43636), SecurityFocus (BID 38330†), OSVDB (62506†) and Secunia (SA38692†). The entries VDB-13482, VDB-51928, VDB-51718 and VDB-51449 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 43636
Nessus Name: Joomla! / Mambo Component Multiple Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: kaMtiEz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52324
X-Force: 56402
SecurityFocus: 38330 - Core Joomla Community Polls Component 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 38692
OSVDB: 62506 - Community Polls Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 27390 - Community Poll Component 1.5.2 for Core Joomla! Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 03:03
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (58), 03/06/2017 11:20 (9), 09/05/2021 15:31 (3), 09/05/2021 15:37 (2), 03/30/2025 04:09 (23), 07/27/2025 17:02 (2), 05/03/2026 03:03 (1)
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