DeltaScripts PHP Links up to 1.3 full_path_to_public_program code injection

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A vulnerability has been found in DeltaScripts PHP Links up to 1.3 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument full_path_to_public_program results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0566. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in DeltaScripts PHP Links up to 1.3 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument full_path_to_public_program with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/smarty.php in DeltaScripts PHP Links 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the full_path_to_public_program parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0566 since 02/04/2008. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Houssamix and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (5022) and SecurityFocus (BID 27529†). The entry VDB-40826 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

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• DeltaScripts

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• PHP Links

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3

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• open-source

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