PHP-Update 2.7 rights[7] Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PHP-Update 2.7 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument rights[7] with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

admin/uploads.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the rights[7] parameter to 1 during a login action.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6878 since 01/04/2007. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by undefined1_ in Perl and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (31126), Exploit-DB (3020), SecurityFocus (BID 21789†) and Secunia (SA23486†). See VDB-34185 and VDB-34184 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: undefined1_
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34183
X-Force: 31126 - PHP-Update uploads.php authentication bypass
SecurityFocus: 21789 - PHP-Update Admin Upload.PHP Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Secunia: 23486 - PHP-Update Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 10:21 PM
Updated: 08/14/2024 02:16 AM
Changes: 03/12/2015 10:21 PM (59), 08/12/2018 08:20 AM (6), 08/14/2024 02:16 AM (17)
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