JE Ajax Event Calendar component for Joomla! index.php file include
| jeajax-index-file-include (58602) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The JE Ajax Event Calendar component for Joomla! could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the view parameter to specify a malicious file from the local system, which could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- Joomla Extensions Web site: JE Ajax Event Calendar.
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [05-14-2010]: JE Ajax Event Calendar Local File Inclusion Vulnerability .
- BID-40179: JE Ajax Event Calendar 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-2129: Directory traversal vulnerability in the JE Ajax Event Calendar (com_jeajaxeventcalendar) component 1.0.1 and 1.0.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 64704: JE Ajax Event Calendar Component for Joomla! index.php view Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
- SA39836: Joomla JE Ajax Event Calendar Component view File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Harmis Technology JE Ajax Event Calendar component for Joomla! 1.0.1
- Harmis Technology JE Ajax Event Calendar component for Joomla! 1.0.3
- Joomla! Joomla!
Reported:
May 14, 2010
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