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>> ExtCalendar Module for Mambo "mosConfig_absolute_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability

Title : ExtCalendar Module for Mambo "mosConfig_absolute_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2711
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3556
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-09


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A vulnerability has been identified in ExtCalendar (module for Mambo), which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "extcalendar.php" script that fails to validate the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.

Affected Products

ExtCalendar (module for Mambo) version 0.9.1 and prior

Solution

Apply patch :
http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=83001

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2711
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/15352

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Ahmad Maulana a.k.a Matdhule

ChangeLog

2006-07-09 : Initial release
2006-07-13 : Updated Solution

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