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Mambo PeopleBook Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21470
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Release Date:
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2006-08-15
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Last Update:
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2006-08-25
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Popularity:
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6,825 views
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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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Unpatched
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| Software: | PeopleBook 1.x (component for Mambo)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4195
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Description:
Matdhule has discovered a vulnerability in the PeopleBook component for Mambo, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter in administrator/components/com_peoplebook/param.peoplebook.php isn't properly verified, before it is used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from external and local resources.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.1.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
Set "register_globals" to "Off".
Provided and/or discovered by:
Matdhule
Changelog:
2006-08-25: Added CVE reference.
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