Johnmccollum Com Advertising 0.25 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Johnmccollum Com Advertising 0.25. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument controller results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1473. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Johnmccollum Com Advertising 0.25 (Advertising Software). This affects an unknown function 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Advertising (com_advertising) component 0.25 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was published 04/13/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1473 since 04/19/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by AntiSecurity and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 (12171), Tenable (43636), OSVDB (63663†) and Secunia (SA39410†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13482, VDB-51928, VDB-51718 and VDB-51449. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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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_advertising 0.25 LFI

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04/12/2010 🔍
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07/03/2025 +3759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52815
Secunia: 39410 - Joomla Easy Ad Banner Component "controller" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 63663 - Easy Ad Banner Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 07/03/2025 11:02
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (57), 01/29/2018 16:09 (13), 09/08/2021 08:19 (3), 07/03/2025 11:02 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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