First published: Tue Aug 19 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mambo (MamboCMS) | =4.6.2 | |
Mambo (MamboCMS) | =4.6.5 |
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CVE-2008-3712 has a moderate severity level due to its cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers.
To fix CVE-2008-3712, it is recommended to disable register_globals and upgrade Mambo to a secure version.
CVE-2008-3712 affects Mambo versions 4.6.2 and 4.6.5.
Attackers can perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the affected components.
A temporary workaround for CVE-2008-3712 is to sanitize user input and disable the affected functionalities until an upgrade can be performed.