National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5671
Original release date:12/19/2008
Last revised:08/19/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Joomla! 1.0.11 through 1.0.14, when RG_EMULATION is enabled in configuration.php, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/4609-joomla-1015-released.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 27795
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080215 Re: Joomla 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 / (remote) PHP file inclusion possible if old configuration.php
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080214 Joomla 1.0.13 - 1.0.14 / (remote) PHP file inclusion possible if old configuration.php
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4787
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29106