This vulnerability has been flagged as being a Myth/Fake.
Timeline
Disclosure Date
2006-08-18
Description
Joomla Rssxt has been reported to contain a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is supposedly due to multiple scripts not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'mosConfig_absolute_path' variable. Subsequent evaluation has revealed that for each script, an attacker does not have the ability to manipulate the variable.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Public
OSVDB:
Web Related,
Myth / Fake
Solution
The vulnerability reported is incorrect. No solution required.