ePing Plugin on e107 functions.php eping_validaddr eping_host privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ePing Plugin on e107. The affected element is the function eping_validaddr of the file functions.php. This manipulation of the argument eping_host causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-1949. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ePing Plugin on e107 (e107 Plugin) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function eping_validaddr of the file functions.php. The manipulation of the argument eping_host with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The eping_validaddr function in functions.php for the ePing plugin for e107 portal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after a valid argument to the eping_host parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1949 since 06/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:functions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18461 (e107 ePing Plugin doping.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 (20972), Tenable (18461), SecurityFocus (BID 13929†), OSVDB (17288†) and Secunia (SA15653†). The entry VDB-26002 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18461
Nessus Name: e107 ePing Plugin doping.php Arbitrary Code Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25537
X-Force: 20972
SecurityFocus: 13929 - e107 ePing Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 15653 - e107 ePing Plugin Shell Command Injection Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17288 - e107 eTrace Plugin dotrace.php Multiple Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 8343 - Code Execution in ePing Plugin in e107 via \x27doping.php\x27 Script, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/05/2021 10:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (70), 07/11/2019 08:43 (5), 07/05/2021 10:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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