CVE-2018-7482

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Joomlaworks K2 - Path Traversal

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2018-7482 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io).

Description

The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media&task=connector&cmd=file&target=l1_../configuration.php&download=1 request. The specific pathname ../configuration.php should be base64 encoded for a valid attack. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because only files under the media-manager path can be downloaded, and the documentation indicates that sensitive information does not belong there. Nonetheless, 2.8.1 has additional blocking of .php downloads

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Broken Link exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44188

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0235
EPSS Percentile 81.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2021-04-12
InTheWild.io 2021-04-12
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
joomlaworks/k2 2.8.0
Published Feb 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026