PeopleBook component for Mambo param.peoplebook.php file include
| peoplebook-param-file-include (28359) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The PeopleBook component for Mambo could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the param.peoplebook.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 Web server.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- MamboXchange Web site: PeopleBook: Project Info.
- BID-19505: Mambo Peoplebook Component Param.PeopleBook.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4195: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in param.peoplebook.php in the Peoplebook Component for Mambo (com_peoplebook) 1.0 and earlier, and possibly 1.1.2, when register_globals and allow_url_fopen are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
- SA21470: Mambo PeopleBook Component File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3277: PeopleBook Component for Mambo mosConfig_absolute_path File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Mamboserver PeopleBook component for Mambo 1.0 and prior
Reported:
Aug 14, 2006
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