Mambo rss.php feed input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mambo and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file rss.php. This manipulation of the argument feed causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1957. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mambo (Content Management System) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file rss.php. The manipulation of the argument feed with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The com_rss option (rss.php) in (1) Mambo and (2) Joomla! allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and possibly web-server outage) via multiple requests with different values of the feed parameter.

The weakness was shared 04/21/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1957 since 04/21/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:rss.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (26131). The entry VDB-29808 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/21/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3247 days 🔍
03/15/2019 +1464 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29809
X-Force: 26131

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 03/15/2019 11:31
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (46), 03/15/2019 11:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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