UHP functions.php mosConfig_absolute_path privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in UHP and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file functions.php. The manipulation of the argument mosConfig_absolute_path leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3995. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in UHP (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file functions.php. The manipulation of the argument mosConfig_absolute_path with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/30/2006 by Kurdish Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at forum.joomla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3995. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Kurdish Security 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:functions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28080), Exploit-DB (2089), SecurityFocus (BID 19233†), OSVDB (28112†) and Secunia (SA21305†). The entries VDB-32502, VDB-32501, VDB-32464 and VDB-31915 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kurdish Security
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Advisory: forum.joomla.org
Researcher: Kurdish Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84479
X-Force: 28080 - User Home Pages (UHP) component for Mambo multiple scripts file include
SecurityFocus: 19233 - User Home Pages UHP_CONFIG.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 21305 - Joomla UHP Component File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28112 - UHP for Mambo functions.php mosConfig_absolute_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion

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

Created: 05/08/2016 19:57
Updated: 07/10/2024 13:24
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:57 (51), 06/07/2017 14:51 (9), 08/03/2022 13:59 (2), 08/03/2022 14:04 (7), 07/10/2024 13:24 (16)
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