B-elektro Com Addressbook 1.5.0 index.php controller path traversal
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in B-elektro Com Addressbook 1.5.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument controller causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-1471. In addition, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in B-elektro Com Addressbook 1.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block 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 AddressBook (com_addressbook) component 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
The weakness was presented 04/13/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1471 since 04/19/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
A public exploit has been developed by AntiSecurity 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 highly functional. 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. 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 Exploit-DB (12170), Tenable (43636), OSVDB (63666†) and Secunia (SA39412†). See VDB-13482, VDB-51928, VDB-51718 and VDB-51449 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes
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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_addressbook 1.5.0 LFI
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
04/12/2010 🔍04/12/2010 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-1471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52813
Secunia: 39412 - Joomla AddressBook Component "controller" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 63666 - AddressBook Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2010-0862
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 06/30/2025 16:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 01/29/2018 16:09 (14), 09/08/2021 08:13 (3), 06/30/2025 16:28 (14)
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