28097 : JIM for Joomla index.php mosConfig_absolute_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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This vulnerability has been flagged as being a Myth/Fake.

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-08-17

Description

JIM for Joomla has been reported to contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is supposedly due to the index.php script not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'mosConfig_absolute_path' variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a remote host that contains arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related, Myth / Fake

Solution

The vulnerability reported is incorrect. No solution required.

Products

Laurent Belloeil

JIM for Joomla

Unknown or Unspecified

References

CVE ID: 2006-4556 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0387.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0459.html
Vendor URL: http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,884/Itemid,35/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

ERNE - erneernealizm.com - Milli-Harekat

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-09-06 | Disagree?

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