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Mambo Open Source Tar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Detect Tar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability in Mambo Open Source Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to a remote file include flaw. Description : The version of Mambo Open Source on the remote host fails to properly sanitize input passed through the 'mosConfig_absolute_path' parameter of the 'Tar.php' script. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, a remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to cause code to be executed in the context of the user running the web service or to read arbitrary files on the target. See also : http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=32119 http://mamboxchange.com/frs/shownotes.php?group_id=5&release_id=3054 Solution : Upgrade to Mambo Open Source 4.5.2.1 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 12608 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Tenable Network Security

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