Joomla-cbe Com Cbe 1.4.9 File Upload index.php tabname path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla-cbe Com Cbe 1.4.9 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument tabname leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-5280. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla-cbe Com Cbe 1.4.9 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument tabname with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Builder Enhanced (CBE) (com_cbe) component 1.4.8, 1.4.9, and 1.4.10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tabname parameter in a userProfile action to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by using the file upload feature.

The weakness was shared 10/05/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-5280 since 11/26/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62376), Exploit-DB (15222), SecurityFocus (BID 43873†), OSVDB (68618†) and Secunia (SA41741†). 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
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/05/2010 🔍
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10/08/2010 +3 days 🔍
10/12/2010 +4 days 🔍
10/14/2010 +2 days 🔍
11/26/2012 +773 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +848 days 🔍
07/14/2025 +3765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-5280 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-5280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63059
X-Force: 62376 - Community Builder Enhanced component for Joomla! file upload
SecurityFocus: 43873 - Joomla Community Builder Enhenced Local File Include and Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41741 - Joomla! Community Builder Enhanced Component "tabname" Local File Inclusion Vuln, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 68618 - Community Builder Enhanced Component for Joomla! index.php tabname Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 07/14/2025 06:19
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (61), 02/05/2018 08:02 (7), 07/14/2025 06:19 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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