Andrei Zmievski Snoopy up to 1.2.3 _httpsrequest code injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Andrei Zmievski Snoopy up to 1.2.3. This vulnerability affects the function _httpsrequest. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used in (1) ampache, (2) libphp-snoopy, (3) mahara, (4) mediamate, (5) opendb, (6) pixelpost, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in https URLs.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2008. The weakness was released 10/30/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4796 since 10/30/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34713 (Fedora 8 : wordpress-2.6.3-1.fc8 (2008-9304)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116578 (Debian Update for WordPress (DSA-1871-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46068) and Tenable (34713). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3689, 4018, 41692 and 45064.

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CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 34713
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : wordpress-2.6.3-1.fc8 (2008-9304)
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OpenVAS ID: 63060
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1691-1 (moodle)
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2008-4796 (🔍)
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X-Force: 46068
Vulnerability Center: 19919 - Snoopy < 1.2.4 Snoopy.class.php Allows Remote Command Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 31887 - Snoopy '_httpsrequest()' Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 32361
OSVDB: 49261 - CVE-2008-4796 - Andrei Zmievski - Snoopy - Command Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2901

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 10:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/20/2019 10:45 (9)
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