ActionApps 2.8.1 cached.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ActionApps 2.8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cached.php3. The manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-2686. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ActionApps 2.8.1 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code of the file cached.php3. The manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ActionApps 2.8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] parameter in (1) cached.php3, (2) cron.php3, (3) discussion.php3, (4) filldisc.php3, (5) filler.php3, (6) fillform.php3, (7) go.php3, (8) hiercons.php3, (9) jsview.php3, (10) live_checkbox.php3, (11) offline.php3, (12) post2shtml.php3, (13) search.php3, (14) slice.php3, (15) sql_update.php3, (16) view.php3, (17) multiple files in the (18) admin/ folder, (19) includes folder, and (20) modules/ folder.

The weakness was presented 05/25/2006 by Kacper (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2686 since 05/30/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Kacper 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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26776), Exploit-DB (1829), SecurityFocus (BID 19133†), OSVDB (27253†) and Secunia (SA20299†). See VDB-84305, VDB-84306, VDB-84307 and VDB-84308 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kacper
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Kacper
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30503
X-Force: 26776 - ActionApps GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] file include
SecurityFocus: 19133
Secunia: 20299 - ActionApps "GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH]" File Inclusion, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27253 - ActionApps include/config.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-1997

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/26/2024 13:17
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (62), 07/27/2018 09:22 (9), 06/26/2024 13:17 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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