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TITLE:
Joomla SimpleDownload Component "controller" File Inclusion
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39871

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39871/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the SimpleDownload component for
Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
potentially sensitive information.

Input passed to the "controller" parameter in index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_simpledownload") is not properly verified
before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal attacks
and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is reported in version 0.9.5. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.9.6 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
* Xr0b0t
* The vendor also credits Jerzy Patraszewski

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Xr0b0t:
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12618

SimpleDownload:
http://joomla.joelrowley.com/
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/directory-a-documentation/downloads/10717

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