Com Janews 1.0 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Com Janews 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument controller can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-1219. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Com Janews 1.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA News (com_janews) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 03/16/2010 by AtT4CKxT3rR0r1ST (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1219 since 03/30/2010. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by AtT4CKxT3rR0r1ST and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 databases at X-Force (56901), Exploit-DB (11757), SecurityFocus (BID 38746†), OSVDB (62970†) and Secunia (SA38952†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: AtT4CKxT3rR0r1ST
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: AtT4CKxT3rR0r1ST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1219 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1219
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52480
X-Force: 56901 - JA News component for Joomla! index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 38746 - Joomla! 'com_janews' Component 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 38952 - Joomla JA News Component "controller" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 62970 - JA News Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 07/28/2025 00:32
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 12/30/2017 06:07 (13), 07/28/2025 00:32 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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