Recly Competitions 1.0 add.php mosConfig_absolute_path code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Recly Competitions 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file add.php. Such manipulation of the argument mosConfig_absolute_path leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5790. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Recly Competitions 1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file add.php. The manipulation of the argument mosConfig_absolute_path with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Recly!Competitions (com_competitions) component 1.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter to (a) add.php and (b) competitions.php in includes/competitions/, and the (2) mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (c) includes/settings/settings.php.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2008 by NoGe (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5790 since 12/30/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by NoGe and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 54 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:add.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22049 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 (7039), Tenable (22049) and SecurityFocus (BID 32192†). The entries VDB-31637, VDB-31587, VDB-31585 and VDB-31510 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: NoGe
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Nessus ID: 22049
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: NoGe
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-5790 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45722
SecurityFocus: 32192 - Recly!Competitions Component 'mosConfig_absolute_path' Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/10/2024 17:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (49), 10/23/2018 13:11 (14), 08/03/2021 22:06 (3), 11/10/2024 17:27 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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