AkoComment module for Mambo akocomments.php file include
| akocomment-akocomments-file-include (28458) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AkoComment module for Mambo could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the akocomments.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.
Platforms Affected:
- Arthur Konze, AkoComment module for Mambo 1.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AkoComment Web site, Joomlaportal.com - A Joomla! Open Source CMS Fansite - AkoComment 2.0 for Mambo 451 at http://www.mamboportal.com/content/view/1823/2/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 19 2006 - 03:16:57 CDT , Ako Comments (mod) Remote File Inclusion at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0393.html.
- BID-19602: Mambo AkoComment Module mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4281: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in akocomments.php in AkoComment 1.1 module (com_akocomment) for Mambo 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Reported:
Aug 19, 2006
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