PEAR 0.11/0.20/0.21/0.21.1 traceroute Traceroute.php host os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in PEAR 0.11/0.20/0.21/0.21.1. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects the function traceroute of the file Traceroute.php of the component traceroute. The manipulation of the argument host with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Argument injection vulnerability in the traceroute function in Traceroute.php in the Net_Traceroute package before 0.21.2 for PEAR allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 11/27/2009 by Alex (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:Traceroute.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42907 (Fedora 11 : php-pear-Net-Traceroute-0.21.2-1.fc11 (2009-11617)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.21.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42907). The entries 50938 and 50937 are related to this item.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1202

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42907
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : php-pear-Net-Traceroute-0.21.2-1.fc11 (2009-11617)
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OpenVAS ID: 66644
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: pear-Net_Ping
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PEAR 0.21.1

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11/14/2009 🔍
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11/20/2009 +5 days 🔍
11/27/2009 +7 days 🔍
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12/07/2009 +7 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1927 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

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Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Alex
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4025 (🔍)
X-Force: 54391
Vulnerability Center: 24282 - PEAR \x3C 0.21.2 Net_Traceroute Package Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code, High
SecurityFocus: 37094 - PEAR Net_Traceroute 'traceroute()' Function Arbitrary Argument Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 60515 - PEAR-Net_Traceroute Net_Traceroute::traceroute() Method host Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 08:32
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/17/2017 12:31 (9), 08/28/2021 08:29 (5), 08/28/2021 08:32 (1)
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