TYPO3 up to 4.0.3 rtehtmlarea Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.PHP userUid

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TYPO3 up to 4.0.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.PHP of the component rtehtmlarea. Performing a manipulation of the argument userUid results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-6690. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 up to 4.0.3 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.PHP of the component rtehtmlarea. The manipulation of the argument userUid with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8 with the rtehtmlarea extension, and 4.1 beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userUid parameter to rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/spell-check-logic.php, and possibly another vector.

The weakness was disclosed 12/21/2006 by Daniel Fabian and J. Greil with SEC CONSULT (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sec-consult.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6690 since 12/21/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at sec-consult.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.PHP it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23933 (TYPO3 'spell-check-logic.php' 'userUid' Parameter Arbitrary Command 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. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at typo3.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (23933), SecurityFocus (BID 21680†), Secunia (SA23466†), SecurityTracker (ID 1017428†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13578†). The entry VDB-2786 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 23933
Nessus Name: TYPO3 'spell-check-logic.php' 'userUid' Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 100641
OpenVAS Name: TYPO3 userUid Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: typo3.org

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Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: sec-consult.com
Researcher: Daniel Fabian, J. Greil
Organization: SEC CONSULT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2787
SecurityFocus: 21680 - Typo3 Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.PHP Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23466 - TYPO3 rtehtmlarea Extension "userUid" Command Execution, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017428 - TYPO3 Input Validation Holes in 'rtehtmlarea' Sysext Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 13578 - Typo3 Remote Arbitrary Commands Execution via Shell Metacharacters in the UserUid, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-5094

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

Created: 12/22/2006 10:37
Updated: 03/15/2021 07:07
Changes: 12/22/2006 10:37 (58), 08/09/2017 14:07 (25), 03/15/2021 06:56 (7), 03/15/2021 07:03 (2), 03/15/2021 07:07 (1)
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