Mambo 4.6.2/4.6.3 Administrator Account connector.php Command cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mambo 4.6.2/4.6.3 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file connectors/php/connector.php of the component Administrator Account. Such manipulation of the argument Command leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-7214. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mambo 4.6.2/4.6.3 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file connectors/php/connector.php of the component Administrator Account. The manipulation of the argument Command with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in administrator/index2.php in MOStlyCE before 2.4, as used in Mambo 4.6.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add new administrator accounts via the save task in a com_users action, as demonstrated using a separate XSS vulnerability in mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php.

The weakness was published 01/28/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-7214 since 09/11/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:connectors/php/connector.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 X-Force (39985), OSVDB (42531†) and Secunia (SA28670†). Similar entries are available at VDB-49971, VDB-49969 and VDB-49968. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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08/15/2017 +881 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-7214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49970
X-Force: 39985
Secunia: 28670 - Mambo Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 42531 - MOStlyCE for Mambo connectors/php/connector.php Command Parameter CSRF
Vupen: ADV-2008-0325

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/15/2017 09:24
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (50), 08/15/2017 09:24 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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