Software.realtyna Com Joomlaupdater 2.0.8 Updater index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Software.realtyna Com Joomlaupdater 2.0.8. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Updater. The manipulation of the argument controller leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1307. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Software.realtyna Com Joomlaupdater 2.0.8 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file index.php of the component Updater. The manipulation of the argument controller with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Magic Updater (com_joomlaupdater) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2010 by Vrs-hCk (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1307 since 04/08/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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 (57531), Exploit-DB (12070), SecurityFocus (BID 39207†), OSVDB (63529†) and Secunia (SA39348†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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D2Sec: Joomla Component com_joomlaupdater LFI

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Vrs-hCk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1307 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52637
X-Force: 57531 - Magic Updater component for Joomla! controller parameter file include
SecurityFocus: 39207 - Joomla! 'com_joomlaupdater' Component 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 39348 - Joomla! Magic Updater Component "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 63529 - Magic Updater Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2010-0806

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 08/18/2025 00:33
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 01/29/2018 16:08 (11), 08/18/2025 00:33 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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