perForms Component for Joomla! "mosConfig_absolute_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in perForms (component for Joomla!), which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "performs.php" script that fails to validate the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
Note : The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
perForms (component for Joomla!) version 1
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-3774
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Mambo: possible remote file inclusion using mosConfig_absolute_path
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-07-13 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote