Mambo Global Variables Unauthorized Access

high Nessus Plugin ID 16312

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that allows unauthorized access to the affected website.

Description

The remote version of Mambo Open Source contains a vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system. This arises due to improper implementation of global variables and not sanitizing user-supplied input.

Solution

Upgrade to patched version 4.5.1b.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16312

File Name: mambo_unauthorized_access.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/4/2005

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: No cve available for this vulnerability.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mambo:mambo

Required KB Items: www/mambo_mos

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

BID: 12436

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