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Joomla PollXT Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21068
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Release Date:
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2006-07-18
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Last Update:
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2006-09-28
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Popularity:
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11,371 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: | PollXT 1.x (component for Joomla)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5045
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Description:
vitux has reported a vulnerability in the PollXT component for Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter in components/com_pollxt/conf.pollxt.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 1.22.07. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
Provided and/or discovered by:
vitux
Changelog:
2006-09-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2029
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