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Mambo LoudMouth Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21077
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Release Date:
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2006-07-18
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Last Update:
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2006-07-28
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | LoudMouth 4.x (component for Mambo)
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3748 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
h4ntu has reported a vulnerability in the LoudMouth component for Mambo, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter in com_loudmouth/includes/abbc/abbc.class.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by including files from local or external resources.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 4.0 and 4.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply the LoudMouth 4.1 Security Patch 1.
http://mamboxchange.com/projects/loudmouth/
Provided and/or discovered by:
h4ntu
Changelog:
2006-07-28: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-07-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2023
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