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

[Jan de Groot <jan () jgc homeip net>]

On Sun, 2006-08-20 at 01:55 +0000, Outlaw () aria-security net wrote:
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> #Software: Mambo Components ContXTD
> #Attack method: Remote File Inclusion
> #Source:
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> ** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
> defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
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> 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.