Foobla Com Foobla Suggestions 1.5.1.2 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foobla Com Foobla Suggestions 1.5.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument controller results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-2920. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foobla Com Foobla Suggestions 1.5.1.2. This affects 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Foobla Suggestions (com_foobla_suggestions) component 1.5.1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was shared 04/09/2010 by Chip d3 bi0s (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2920 since 07/30/2010. 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 Chip d3 bi0s 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.

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 (57660), Exploit-DB (12120), SecurityFocus (BID 39341†) and OSVDB (66819†). 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Chip d3 bi0s
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D2Sec: Joomla Component com_foobla_suggestions 1.5.1.2 LFI

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Chip d3 bi0s
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54219
X-Force: 57660 - com_foobla component for Joomla! controller parameter file include
SecurityFocus: 39341 - Joomla! foobla Suggestions Component 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 66819 - Foobla Suggestions Component for Joomla! index.php controller Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vupen: ADV-2010-1844

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 07/28/2025 16:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (56), 01/29/2018 16:08 (12), 07/28/2025 16:15 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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