comprofiler component for Mambo and Joomla! plugin.class.php file include
| comprofiler-plugin-file-include (28596) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The comprofiler 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 plugin.class.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: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of comprofiler (1.0.1 or later), available from the comprofiler Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 25 2006 - 22:47:35 CDT : Mambo/Joomla com_comprofiler Components <== v1.0 RC 2 Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities.
- Joomlapolis!: Community Builder comprofiler (com).
- BID-19725: Mambo/Joomla Com_comprofiler Plugin.class.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4553: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in plugin.class.php in the com_comprofiler Components 1.0 RC2 for Mambo and Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
- SA21636: Joomla Community Builder Component File Inclusion
Platforms Affected:
- Joomla! comprofiler component for Joomla! 1.0 RC2
- Mamboserver comprofiler component for Mambo 1.0 RC2
Reported:
Aug 25, 2006
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