vendor:
aardvertiser
by:
eidelweiss
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Local File Inclusion
98
CWE
Product Name: aardvertiser
Affected Version From: 2.0
Affected Version To: 2.0
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:aardvertiser:aardvertiser:2.0
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
2009
Joomla Component advertising (com_aardvertiser) V2.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
A Joomla 1.5 component for advertising items in a 'classified ads' style is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal characters (e.g. '../') to the vulnerable application. This will allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the server.
Mitigation:
Ensure that user input is properly sanitized and validated before being used in file operations. Also, ensure that the web server is configured to deny access to sensitive files and directories.