Mambo Gallery Manager (MGM) component for Mambo help.mgm.php and about.mgm.php file include
| mgm-helpmgm-file-include (28072) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Mambo Gallery Manager (MGM) component for Mambo could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the help.mgm.php or the about.mgm.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.
Platforms Affected:
- Mamboserver, MGM component for Mambo 0.94r3 and prior
- Mamboserver, MGM component for Mambo 0.95r3 and prior
Remedy:
Refer to the Mambo Web site for patch information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jul 28 2006 - 16:48:45 CDT , Mambo Gallery Manager v095.r3 Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0533.html.
- Mambo Web site, 3PD components being targeted at http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=83001.
- MamboXchange Web site, Mambo Gallery Manager (MGM): Project Info at http://mamboxchange.com/projects/mgm.
- BID-19224: Mambo Gallery Manager MosConfig_Absolute_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3980: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in administrator/components/com_mgm/help.mgm.php in Mambo Gallery Manager (MGM) 0.95r2 and earlier for Mambo 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
- CVE-2006-3981: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in about.mgm.php in Mambo Gallery Manager (MGM) 0.95r2 and earlier for Mambo 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 27650: MGM for Mambo help.mgm.php mosConfig_absolute_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA21268: Mambo MGM Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3054: Gallery Manager (MGM) for Mambo mosConfig_absolute_path File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Jul 28, 2006
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