RULE(RULE ID:338711)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2025-03-04
Rule Name: Joomla Component com_pccookbook Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability (CVE-2006-3530)
Severity:
CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in com_pccookbook/pccookbook.php in the PccookBook Component for Mambo and Joomla 0.3 and possibly up to 1.3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.
Impact: When the file operation function in the application that does not filter the file path effectively, an attacker can import the path of a file which contains malicious code, causing a file inclusion vulnerability and executing malicious code.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:18919
ExploitDB:2024
http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv37-matdhule-2006.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/21015
Solutions
Please contact the software vendor to update the software patch.