Secunia Security Advisory - ViRuSMaN has discovered a vulnerability in the PinMe! component for Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Joomla PinMe! Component File Upload Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35551
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35551/
DESCRIPTION:
ViRuSMaN has discovered a vulnerability in the PinMe! component for
Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.
The component does not properly check the extension of uploaded
files, which can be exploited to upload and execute arbitrary PHP
code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1.0. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to the component.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
ViRuSMaN
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9011
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