iJoomla Com News Portal 1.5.2 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in iJoomla Com News Portal 1.5.2 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument controller results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-1312. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in iJoomla Com News Portal 1.5.2 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument controller with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the iJoomla News Portal (com_news_portal) component 1.5.x for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was shared 04/06/2010 by AntiSecurity with isec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1312. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by AntiSecurity and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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. 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 databases at X-Force (57577), Exploit-DB (12077), Tenable (43636), SecurityFocus (BID 39222†) and OSVDB (63572†). 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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: AntiSecurity
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Nessus ID: 43636
Nessus Name: Joomla! / Mambo Component Multiple Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities
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D2Sec: Joomla Component com_news_portal 1.5.x LFI

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: AntiSecurity
Organization: isec
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52644
X-Force: 57577
SecurityFocus: 39222 - Joomla! News Portal Component 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 39289
OSVDB: 63572 - iJoomla News Portal Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 27358 - iJoomla News Portal 1.5-1.5.7 Component for 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: 05/15/2025 15:25
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 01/29/2018 16:08 (17), 09/07/2021 12:31 (3), 09/07/2021 12:39 (1), 05/15/2025 15:25 (15)
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