Sitemap component for Mambo sitemap.xml.php file include
| sitemap-sitemapxml-file-include (27723) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Sitemap component for Mambo and Joomla! could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the sitemap.xml.php script using the 'mosConfig_absolute_path' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Sitemap, available from the Mambo Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 12 2006 - 20:35:37 CDT : [ECHO_ADV_38$2006] Multiple Mambo/Joomla Component Remote File Include Vulnerabilities.
- Mambo Web site: 3PD components being targeted.
- Mambo Web site: Mamboserver.com - Home.
- BID-18991: Sitemap Sitemap.XML.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- BID-24592: Joomla/Mambo Com_SiteMap Component MosConfig_Absolute_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3749: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sitemap.xml.php in Sitemap component (com_sitemap) 2.0.0 for Mambo 4.5.1 CMS, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
- SA21055: Mambo SiteMap Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2803: SiteMap Component for Mambo mosConfig_absolute_path PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Mamboserver Sitemap component for Mambo 2.0
Reported:
Jul 12, 2006
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