Vulnerability CVE-2008-4764
Published: 2008-10-27   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in the eXtplorer module (com_extplorer) 2.0.0 RC2 and earlier in Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files 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 -> Extplorer 
Extplorer -> Com extplorer 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41873
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28764
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5435
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