Creative Contact Form Component for Joomla! File Upload RCE

critical Nessus Plugin ID 79420

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Creative Contact Form component for Joomla! (previously known as Sexy Contact Form) running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability within the com_creativecontactform/fileupload/index.php script due to improper sanitization or verification of uploaded files before placing them in a user-accessible path. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, by uploading and then making a direct request to a crafted file, to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user ID.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 2.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 79420

File Name: joomla_creative_contact_form_fileupload.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/24/2014

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-7969

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/Joomla!

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7969

BID: 70723

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