What is CVE-2008-2905?

CVE-2008-2905 is a vulnerability in Mambo, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-06-30.

Is CVE-2008-2905 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Mambo

CVE-2008-2905

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php in the Cache_Lite package in Mambo 4.6.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.184 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Mambo — versions 4.0.14, 4.5, 4.5.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2905?: CVE-2008-2905 is a vulnerability in Mambo, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-06-30.
Is CVE-2008-2905 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.