VDB-33915 · CVE-2006-6629 · BID 21614

WeBWorK Program Generation Language up to 2.3.0 iopl translator.pm Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WeBWorK Program Generation Language up to 2.3.0. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part in the library lib/webwork/pg/translator.pm of the component iopl. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6629. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WeBWorK Program Generation Language up to 2.3.0. This affects an unknown function in the library lib/webwork/pg/translator.pm of the component iopl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression to determine valid macro filenames, which allows attackers to load arbitrary macro files whose names contain the strings (1) dangerousMacros.pl, (2) PG.pl, or (3) IO.pl.

The weakness was published 12/18/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6629 since 12/17/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 21614†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Program Generation Language 2.3.1

Timelineinfo

12/15/2006 🔍
12/17/2006 +2 days 🔍
12/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
12/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3006 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33915
SecurityFocus: 21614 - WeBWorK Program Generation Language Macro Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2006-5026

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 10/03/2017 12:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (47), 10/03/2017 12:15 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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