CVE-2007-2089 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the absolute_path parameter of the Jx Development Article component for Mambo and Joomla.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-2089?

CVE-2007-2089 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Jx Development Article 1.1 and earlier component for Mambo and Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the absolute_path parameter to com_articles.php in (1) components/ or (2) classes/html/.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jx Development Article Component.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2007-2089 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2089 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5ch2-jcg2-6vrr.

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