UHP Component for Mambo and Joomla "mosConfig_absolute_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in UHP for Mambo and Joomla, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to input validation errors in the "uhp_config.php" and "footer.php" scripts that fail 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:
UHP for Mambo and Joomla version 0.5 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to version 0.7 : http://www.ravenswoodit.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=76&Itemid=13
     
CVE   CVE-2006-3995
     
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 
2006-07-31 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote