Mambo Com Doc index.php sid sql injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mambo Com Doc. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument sid can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-0772. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mambo Com Doc (Content Management System) (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument sid with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the com_doc component for Joomla! and Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sid parameter in a view task.

The weakness was published 02/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0772 since 02/13/2008. 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 T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by S@BUN and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 databases at Exploit-DB (5080) and SecurityFocus (BID 27679†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Content Management System

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• Mambo

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• Com Doc

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• open-source

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• Vendor: http://mambo-foundation.org/

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