Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) query string to mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php and the (2) mosConfig_sitename parameter to administrator/popups/index3pop.php.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 - '/administrator/popups/index3pop.php?mosConfig_sitename' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-32252 · webapps · Aug 15, 2008 · verified
- Mambo Open Source 4.6.2 - '/mambots/editors/mostlyce/' PHP/connector.php?Query String Cross-Site Scripting EDB-32253 · webapps · Aug 15, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 31528 third-party-advisory
- mambo-connectorphp-xss(44502) vdb-entry
- mambo-index3pop-xss(44503) vdb-entry
- 20080815 Mambo 4.6.2 Full Version - Multiple Cross Site Scripting - By Khashayar Fereidani mailing-list
- 30708 vdb-entry
- 4164 third-party-advisory