Mambo Cache_Lite library string code execution
| mambo-cachelibrary-execute-code (17449) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mambo could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the Cache_Lite library. A remote attacker could supply a specially-crafted URL using the mosConfig_absolute_path variable, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with privileges of the Web server, once the link is clicked.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS version of Mambo Open Source, available from the SourceForge/Mambo Open Source project Web site. See References.
References:
- Mambo Site Server Web site: Mambo.
- SourceForge/Mambo Open Source project Web site: Mambo Open Source.
- BID-11220: Mambo Open Source Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1693: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Function.php in Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
- OSVDB ID: 10180: Mambo Function.php Arbitrary Command Execution
- SECTRACK ID: 1011365: Mambo Server Cache_library Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
Platforms Affected:
- Mambo Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9)
Reported:
Sep 21, 2004
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