JD-Wiki Component for Joomla "mosConfig_absolute_path" Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in JD-Wiki (component for Joomla), which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "lib/tpl/default/main.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.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
JD-Wiki (component for Joomla) versions prior to 1.0.3
     
Solution   Upgrade to version 1.0.3 : http://www.joomladeveloping.org/component/option,com_jd-wiki/Itemid,28/
     
CVE   CVE-2006-4074
     
References   http://www.joomladeveloping.org/component/option
com_jd-wp/Itemid
29/p
33/
     
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 
2006-08-08 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote