ccNewsletter component for Joomla! index.php directory traversal
| ccnewsletter-index-dir-traversal (55953) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The ccNewsletter component for Joomla! could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the controller parameter to view arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ccNewsletter component for Joomla! (1.0.6 or later), available from the Chill Creations Web site. See References.
References:
- Chill Creations Web site: ccNewsletter 1.0.6 security release.
- Joomla! Extensions Web site: ccNewsletter.
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [01-28-2010]: Joomla Component com_ccnewsletter Directory Traversal Vulnerability .
- BID-37987: Joomla! 'com_ccnewsletter' Component Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-0467: Directory traversal vulnerability in the ccNewsletter (com_ccnewsletter) component 1.0.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a ccnewsletter action to index.php.
- SA38378: Joomla ccNewsletter Component "controller" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Chill Creations ccNewsletter 1.0.5
- Joomla! Joomla!
Reported:
Jan 28, 2010
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