AutoStand Category mod_as_category.php file include
| autostand-modascategory-file-include (33660) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AutoStand Category module for Joomla could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the mod_as_category.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 May 1, 2013.
References:
- AutoStand Category Web site: Joomlafrance - AutoStand. (Site in French)
- BID-23490: Joomla/Mambo Autostand Category Module MosConfig_Absolute_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2319: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the AutoStand 1.1 and earlier module for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to mod_as_category.php in (1) modules/mod_as_category/ or (2) modules/.
- OSVDB ID: 35753: AutoStand mod_as_category.php mosConfig_absolute_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1392: AutoStand for Joomla mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Joomla! AutoStand Category module for Joomla! 1.1
Reported:
Apr 14, 2007
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