Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Online Examination (aka Online Exam or com_onlineexam) component 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Joomla! Component Online Exam 1.5.0 - Local File Inclusion EDB-12174 · webapps · Apr 12, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Joomla! Component Online Exam 1.5.0 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-1715.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 39414 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaonlineexam-lfi.txt
- comonlineexam-controller-file-include(57677) vdb-entry
- 63659 vdb-entry
- 12174 exploit