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>> Mambo "mosConfig_absolute_path" Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Title : Mambo "mosConfig_absolute_path" Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2473
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3738
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-11-17
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A vulnerability has been identified in Mambo, which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an error in the "register_globals" emulation layer in "globals.php" that does not perform safety checks on certain values, which may be exploited by remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables, include malicious files via the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter, and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
Affected Products
Mambo version 4.5.2.3 and prior
Solution
Apply patch :
http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=66154
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2473
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/931
Credits
Vulnerability reported by peter MC tachatte
ChangeLog
2005-11-17 : Initial release
2005-11-21 : Updated Solution
2005-11-22 : Exploit published
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