CVE-2009-3318 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can access arbitrary directories via path traversal in the Joomla! Album component, potentially exposing sensitive files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3318?
CVE-2009-3318 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Roland Breedveld Album (com_album) component 1.14 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to access arbitrary directories and have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the target parameter to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3318?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Breedveld Com Album.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3318?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-3318 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3318 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4qr-rm2m-q3vr.