Directory traversal vulnerability in the Highslide JS (com_hsconfig) component 1.5 and 2.0.9 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12086 | exploit |
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlahsconfig-lfi.txt | exploit |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39239 | vdb entry exploit |
http://secunia.com/advisories/39359 | third party advisory vendor advisory |