Circle R Monster Top List up to 1.4 functions.php root_path code injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Circle R Monster Top List up to 1.4. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file functions.php. The manipulation of the argument root_path with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions.php in Circle R Monster Top List (MTL) 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root_path parameter. NOTE: It was later reported that 1.4.2 and earlier are affected.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2006. The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2006 by r0t (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pridels.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1781 since 04/13/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:functions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21309 (Monster Top List sources/functions.php root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25774), Exploit-DB (3530), Tenable (21309), SecurityFocus (BID 23074†) and OSVDB (24650†).

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CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21309
Nessus Name: Monster Top List sources/functions.php root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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OpenVAS ID: 80073
OpenVAS Name: Monster Top List Remote File Include
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pridels.blogspot.com
Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1781 (🔍)
X-Force: 25774
SecurityFocus: 23074 - Monster Top List Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 19688 - Monster Top List File Inclusion and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24650 - Monster Top List sources/functions.php root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 11360 - Monster Top List File Inclusion due to Improper Input Validation in functions.php, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1350

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19 PM
Updated: 08/30/2024 09:42 AM
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 PM (82), 06/17/2019 03:49 PM (2), 08/30/2024 09:42 AM (19)
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