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A vulnerability has been found in Mambo 4.5.2 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file tar.php. The manipulation of the argument mosConfig_absolute_path with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Tar.php in Mambo 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1693.

The bug was discovered 02/21/2005. The weakness was released 02/21/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0512 since 02/23/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:tar.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17194 (Mambo Open Source Tar.php Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3601.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19429) and Tenable (17194).

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Mambo

Version

• 4.5.2

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 17194
Nessus Name: Mambo Open Source Tar.php Remote File Inclusion
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/21/2005 🔍
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02/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3662 days 🔍
05/30/2019 +1542 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-0512 (🔍)
X-Force: 19429
Vulnerability Center: 7173 - Mambo Content Management System Allow Remote Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 12608 - Mambo Open Source Tar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 14337
OSVDB: 14021 - Mambo Tar.php script cross-site scripting

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 05/30/2019 12:48
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (63), 05/30/2019 12:48 (9)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:DB7:103

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