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>> UHP Component for Mambo and Joomla "mosConfig_absolute_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Title : UHP Component for Mambo and Joomla "mosConfig_absolute_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3056
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3995
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-31
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A vulnerability has been identified in UHP for Mambo and Joomla, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to input validation errors in the "uhp_config.php" and "footer.php" scripts that fail 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
UHP for Mambo and Joomla version 0.5 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to version 0.7 :
http://www.ravenswoodit.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=76&Itemid=13
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3056
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Kurdish Security
ChangeLog
2006-07-31 : Initial release
2006-08-08 : Updated Solution
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