Joomla Ninja RSS Syndicator File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38914

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38914/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Ninja RSS Syndicator
component for Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious people to
disclose potentially sensitive information.

Input passed to the "controller" parameter in
components/com_ninjarsssyndicator/ninjarsssyndicator.php is not
properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include local files via directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.8. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
jdc

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11740