MooFAQ Component for Joomla "file" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in MooFAQ (component for Joomla), which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "includes/file_includer.php" script when processing the "file" parameter, which could be exploited by attackers to include or disclose the contents of local files with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
MooFAQ (component for Joomla)
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2009-2015
     
References   http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8898
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2009-06-09 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote