Joomla! 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 Undefined RG_EMULATION Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27795
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-5671
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 14 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:32PM
Credit:	Hendrik-Jan Verheij discovered this issue.
Vulnerable:	Joomla Joomla 1.0.14 Joomla Joomla 1.0.13
Not Vulnerable:

Joomla! 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 Undefined RG_EMULATION Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

An attacker can exploit this issue to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects Joomla! 1.0.13 to 1.0.14.

Joomla! 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 Undefined RG_EMULATION Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Joomla! 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 Undefined RG_EMULATION 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! 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 Undefined RG_EMULATION Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Joomla 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 / (remote) PHP file inclusion ("Hendrik Jan Verheij" )
  
• Re: Joomla 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 / (remote) PHP file inclusion possible (no_spam.bruneau@voi_la.fr)