Jx Development Article Component for Joomla! and Mambo com_articles.php file include
| jxarticle-comarticles-file-include (33663) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Jx Development Article Component could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the com_articles.php script using the absolute_path 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:
- Jx Development Article Component for Joomla! and Mambo Web site: Jx Development Web site.
- BID-23513: Mambo/Joomla New Article Component Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2089: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Jx Development Article 1.1 and earlier component for Mambo and Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the absolute_path parameter to com_articles.php in (1) components/ or (2) classes/html/.
- OSVDB ID: 34802: Jx Development Article for Joomla/Mambo com_articles.php absolute_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1394: Article for Joomla absolute_path Parameter Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Jx Development Article Compnent for Joomla! and Mambo 1.1
Reported:
Apr 14, 2007
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