Mambo 4.5.3h mambo.php _settemplate mos_change_template path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mambo 4.5.3h. The impacted element is the function _settemplate of the file mambo.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument mos_change_template can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-0871. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mambo 4.5.3h (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects the function _settemplate of the file mambo.php. The manipulation of the argument mos_change_template with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _setTemplate function in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via the mos_change_template parameter. NOTE: CVE-2006-1794 has been assigned to the SQL injection vector.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2006 by James Bercegay with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is available at source.mambo-foundation.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0871 since 02/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:mambo.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22041 (FreeBSD : mambo -- SQL injection vulnerabilities (f70d09cb-0c46-11db-aac7-000c6ec775d9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24952), Exploit-DB (43835), Tenable (22041), SecurityFocus (BID 16775†) and OSVDB (23505†). The entries VDB-29674, VDB-31033, VDB-31032 and VDB-83553 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 22041
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mambo -- SQL injection vulnerabilities (f70d09cb-0c46-11db-aac7-000c6ec775d9)
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OpenVAS ID: 57065
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mambo
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: source.mambo-foundation.org
Researcher: James Bercegay
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28882
X-Force: 24952
SecurityFocus: 16775 - Mambo Open Source Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18935 - Mambo SQL Injection and File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 23505 - Mambo mambo.php 'mos_change_template' Parameter Local File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 10861 - Mambo 4.5.3 Directory Traversal Allows Remote Reading and Inclusion of Arbitrary Files, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0719

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/16/2019 06:43
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (83), 06/16/2019 06:43 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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