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TITLE:
Mambo shambo2 Component File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22870

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22870/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Shambo2 (component for Mambo)
http://secunia.com/product/12595/

DESCRIPTION:
Crackers_Child has reported a vulnerability in the shambo2 component
for Mambo, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "mosConfig_absolute_path" parameter in
components/com_shambo2/shambo2.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.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Crackers_Child

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