Pmachine Pro 2.4 mail_autocheck.php pm_path file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Pmachine Pro 2.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file mail_autocheck.php. This manipulation of the argument pm_path causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-0513. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pmachine Pro 2.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file mail_autocheck.php. The manipulation of the argument pm_path with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mail_autocheck.php in the Email This Entry add-on for pMachine Pro 2.4, and possibly other versions including pMachine Free, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by directly requesting mail_autocheck.php and modifying the pm_path parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1086.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2005. The weakness was published 02/19/2005 by kingcope (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0513 since 02/23/2005. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:mail_autocheck.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17152 (pMachine mail_autocheck.php Arbitrary Code Execution), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19413), Exploit-DB (25127), Tenable (17152), SecurityFocus (BID 12597†) and OSVDB (14028†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Nessus ID: 17152
Nessus Name: pMachine mail_autocheck.php Arbitrary Code Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: kingcope
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0513 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0513
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23965
X-Force: 19413
SecurityFocus: 12597 - PMachine Pro Remote File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14028 - pMachine mail_autocheck.php PHP file include
Vulnerability Center: 7129 - XSS in Pmachine Pmachine Pro 2.4 via \x27mail_autocheck.php\x27, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 10/27/2025 00:17
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (64), 05/30/2019 11:24 (5), 10/27/2025 00:17 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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