Netrik 1.15.2/1.15.4 form-file.c edit_textarea privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netrik 1.15.2/1.15.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function edit_textarea of the file form-file.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2006. The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6678 since 12/20/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24248 (Debian DSA-1251-1 : netrick - insufficient escaping), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31416) and Tenable (24248).

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24248
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1251-1 : netrick - insufficient escaping
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OpenVAS ID: 57828
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1251-1 (netrik)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6678 (🔍)
X-Force: 31416
Vulnerability Center: 14170 - Netrik edit_textarea Function Command Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22158 - Netrik Textarea Tag Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23822 - Debian update for netrik, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30967 - Netrik - Textarea Tag - Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-5092

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/14/2019 09:50
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (72), 07/14/2019 09:50 (10)
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