Colophon component for Joomla! admin.colophon.php file include
| colophon-admincolophon-file-include (28076) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Colophon component for Joomla! could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the admin.colophon.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: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Colophon (1.3.1 or later), available from the Colophon Web site. See References.
References:
- BID-19252: Colophon Component Admin.Colophon.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3969: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in administrator/components/com_colophon/admin.colophon.php in Colophon 1.2 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 27659: Colophon for Joomla admin.colophon.php mosConfig_absolute_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA21288: Joomla Colophon Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3057: Colophon Component for Joomla mosConfig_absolute_path File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Joomla! Colophon component for Joomla! 1.2
Reported:
Jul 29, 2006
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