PT-2011-5110 · Joomla · Joomla! Com Obsuggest

Published 2011-12-14 · Updated 2012-02-10 · CVE-2011-4804

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! com obsuggest component versions prior to 1.8

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files by utilizing a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to "index.php".

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.8, update the com obsuggest component to version 1.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "index.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4804

Affected Products

Joomla! Com Obsuggest

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/48944 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/36598 · Exploit
• http://foobla.com/news/latest/obsuggest-1.8-security-release.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4804 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46844 · Vendor Advisory