2166 : Mambo Open Source banners.php Information Disclosure
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8 months ago

Percent Complete

90%

Disclosure

Sep 19, 2003

Discovery

Sep 18, 2003

Dates

Exploit

Sep 19, 2003

Solution

Unknown

Description

Mambo Open Source contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when an attacker calls 'banners.php' without any arguments, which will disclose system variables resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0.14 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mambo Open Source

Mambo Server

4.0.14

References

Bugtraq ID: 8647
Generic Informational URL: http://www.hackingzone.org/secviewarticle.php?id=11
Related OSVDB ID: 7484 7485 7486 7487
ISS X-Force ID: 13238
Secunia Advisory ID: 9796
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-09/0303.html
Vendor URL: http://www.mamboserver.com/

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