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Mambo VideoDB Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA21082
Release Date: 2006-07-18
Last Update: 2006-07-21
Popularity: 6,227 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:VideoDB 0.x (component for Mambo)

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3736


Description:
h4ntu has reported a vulnerability in the VideoDB component for Mambo, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter in components/com_videodb/core/videodb.class.xml.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 0.3. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

Provided and/or discovered by:
h4ntu

Changelog:
2006-07-21: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2020


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