Inertialfate Com If Surfalert 1.2 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Inertialfate Com If Surfalert 1.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument controller causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-1717. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inertialfate Com If Surfalert 1.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part 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 iF surfALERT (com_if_surfalert) component 1.2 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 04/18/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1717 since 05/04/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 (12291), Tenable (43636), OSVDB (63914†) and Secunia (SA39526†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13482, VDB-51928, VDB-51718 and VDB-51449. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 43636
Nessus Name: Joomla! / Mambo Component Multiple Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities
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04/18/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53035
Secunia: 39526 - Joomla iF surfALERT Component "controller" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 63914 - iF surfALERT Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vupen: ADV-2010-0924

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 07/30/2025 05:41
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 12/30/2017 06:04 (9), 09/08/2021 19:57 (3), 07/30/2025 05:41 (18)
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