Mambo index2.php SQL injection
| mambo-index2-sql-injection (24951) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mambo is vulnerable to SQL injection. If magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, a remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the index2.php script using the task parameter or to the com_content component using the filter parameter, which could allow the attacker to add, modify, delete information in the back-end database, or login as the administrator to install and execute arbitrary modules.
Platforms Affected:
- Mamboserver, Mambo 4.5.3h
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the Mambo Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Feb 24 2006 - 10:39:51 CST, Mambo Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0464.html.
- Mambo Foundation Web site, Security Updates at http://source.mambo-foundation.org/Remository/Download/Mambo_Core_Files/Security_Updates/.
- BID-16775: Mambo Open Source Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1794: SQL injection vulnerability in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the $username variable in the mosGetParam function and (2) the $task parameter in the mosMenuCheck function in (a) includes/mambo.php; and (3) the $filter variable to the showCategory function in the com_content component (content.php).
- OSVDB ID: 23402: Mambo content.php 'filter' Variable SQL Injection
- OSVDB ID: 23503: Mambo mambo.php Multiple Variable SQL Injection
- SA18935: Mambo SQL Injection and File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0719: Mambo Multiple Parameter Handling Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 24, 2006
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