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TITLE:
Mambo-SMF Forum Component File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21079

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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Mambo-SMF Forum 1.x (component for Mambo)
http://secunia.com/product/11078/

DESCRIPTION:
ASIANEAGLE has reported a vulnerability in the Mambo-SMF Forum
component, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter in
components/com_smf/smf.php is not properly verified before being used
to include files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code
by including files from local or external resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.3.1.3. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
ASIANEAGLE

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2021

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