Vulnerability CVE-2008-1849
Published: 2008-04-16   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in the joomlaXplorer (com_joomlaxplorer) Mambo/Joomla! component 1.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Joomlacode -> Joomlaexplorer 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41778
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28746
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5431
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