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Joomla! < 1.0.11 Unspecified Remote Code Execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22298

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Joomla! installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the includes/PEAR/PEAR.php script. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code, subject to the privileges of the web server user ID.

Note that successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the PHP 'register_globals' setting be enabled and that the remote version of PHP be older than 4.4.1 or 5.0.6.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 1.0.11 or later. Alternatively, upgrade to PHP version 4.4.1 / 5.0.6 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?304cf490

http://www.nessus.org/u?9c6f8af3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22298

File Name: joomla_1011_cmd_exec.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/1/2006

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-4469

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Joomla!, www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3390, CVE-2006-4469

BID: 15250, 19749