phpProfiles admin_newcomm.inc.php incpath code injection

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A vulnerability was found in phpProfiles (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file /include/admin_newcomm.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument incpath with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2006 by nuffsaid (Website). The advisory is shared for download at attrition.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6740 since 12/26/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by nuffsaid and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:include/admin_newcomm.inc.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (30997) and Exploit-DB (2956). See 34024, 85029, 85030 and 85031 for similar entries.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: nuffsaid
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Advisory: attrition.org
Researcher: nuffsaid
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6740 (🔍)
X-Force: 30997
SecurityFocus: 21667 - PHPProfiles Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23423
OSVDB: 32364 - phpProfiles /include/admin_newcomm.inc.php incpath Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-5087

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/08/2016 21:38
Updated: 08/08/2022 18:51
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:38 (57), 12/11/2018 09:41 (7), 08/08/2022 18:51 (3)
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