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Re: Mambo Component - Display MOSBot Manager Remote File Inclusion Vuln

From: Jan de Groot (janjgc.homeip.net)
Date: Mon Aug 21 2006 - 14:23:56 CDT

On Sun, 2006-08-20 at 01:55 +0000, Outlawaria-security.net wrote:
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> # Discovered by: O.U.T.L.A.W #
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> # Gr33t to: A.U.R.A & Hessam-X & Cl0wn & DrtRp #
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> #Software: Mambo Components ContXTD
> #Attack method: Remote File Inclusion
> #Source:
>
> ** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
> defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
>
> include_once( $mosConfig_absolute_path .'/includes/vcard.class.php' );

The "defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die" you quoted is there to prevent
this. You can't define that constant from POST or GET.