PT-2008-3955 · Mambo · Mambo

Published 2008-05-28 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mambo versions prior to 4.6.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the index.php file when magic quotes gpc is disabled. This can be achieved via the articleid and mcname parameters.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.6.4, update to version 4.6.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider enabling magic quotes gpc to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to the index.php file and avoid using the articleid and mcname parameters in sensitive operations until the issue is resolved.

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2498

Affected Products

Mambo

References · 6

• http://secunia.com/advisories/30343 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29373 · Patch
• http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/showthread.php?t=11799 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2498 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42644 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1660/references · Note