GONiCUS System Administration 1.0 index.php code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GONiCUS System Administration 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Administration. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1412. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GONiCUS System Administration 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file index.php of the component Administration. 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. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php for GONiCUS System Administrator (GOsa) 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the plugin parameter to (1) 3fax/1blocklists/index.php; (2) 6departamentadmin/index.php, (3) 5terminals/index.php, (4) 4mailinglists/index.php, (5) 3departaments/index.php, and (6) 2groupd/index.php in 2administration/; or (7) the base parameter to include/help.php.

The weakness was released 12/31/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1412 since 10/19/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11275 (GOsa Multiple Script plugin Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11093 (GONiCUS System Administrator Remote File Include Vulnerability).

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 (11408), Exploit-DB (22279), Tenable (11275), SecurityFocus (BID 6922†) and Secunia (SA8120†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 11275
Nessus Name: GOsa Multiple Script plugin Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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02/24/2003 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21331
X-Force: 11408
SecurityFocus: 6922 - GONiCUS System Administrator Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 8120 - GOsa "base" and "plugin" Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1006162

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2014 23:21
Updated: 07/13/2025 23:47
Changes: 08/30/2014 23:21 (65), 04/30/2019 07:01 (1), 01/02/2025 01:18 (27), 07/13/2025 23:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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