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Mambo "GLOBALS['mosConfig_absolute_path']" File Inclusion
Secunia Advisory: SA14337
Release Date: 2005-02-21
Last Update: 2005-02-25
Popularity: 47,859 views

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

Software:Mambo 4.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mambo, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "GLOBALS['mosConfig_absolute_path']" parameter in "Tar.php" is not 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 reported in version 4.5.2.

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