Mambo moscomment.php and com_comment.php SQL injection

mambo-comments-sql-injection (29707) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Mambo is vulnerable to SQL injection caused by improper validation by the comments component. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the moscomment.php or com_comment.php script using the hidden mcname parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • Mamboserver, Mambo 4.6.x

Remedy:

No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

Reported:

Oct 20, 2006

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