Mambo Open Source Unauthorized Database Access Vulnerability

BID:23787

Info

Mambo Open Source Unauthorized Database Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23787
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-7202
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 14 2006 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:39PM
Credit: Discovered by Robert Atkinson.
Vulnerable: Mambo Mambo Open Source 4.6.1
Not Vulnerable: Mambo Mambo Open Source 4.6.2

Discussion

Mambo Open Source Unauthorized Database Access Vulnerability

Mambo Open Source is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to the database because the application fails to perform access-validation checks.

Mambo Open Source 4.6.1 is reported vulnerable to this issue; other versions may be affected as well.

Exploit / POC

Mambo Open Source Unauthorized Database Access Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Mambo Open Source Unauthorized Database Access Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 to address this issue.

References

Mambo Open Source Unauthorized Database Access Vulnerability

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