CVE-2008-5671 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Joomla! 1.0.11 through 1.0.14, when RG_EMULATION is enabled in configuration.php, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00095.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Joomla Subscribe	Joomla Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.0.13:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5642	PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Joomla! 1.0.11 through 1.0.14, when RG_EMULATION is enabled in configuration.php, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29106
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4787
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/4609-joomla-1015-released.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488126/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488199/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27795

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-18T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.163Z

Reserved: 2008-12-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5671

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-19T01:52:02.610

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5671

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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