.. / CVE-2008-4764

Exploit for Joomla! <=2.0.0 RC2 - Local File Inclusion (CVE-2008-4764)

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.

Nuclei Template

View the template here CVE-2008-4764.yaml

Validate with Nuclei

echo "$URL" | nuclei -t ~/nuclei-templates/http/cves/2008/CVE-2008-4764.yaml
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References:

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5435
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41873
https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4764