BrowserCRM 5.002.00 kb.php bcrm_pub_root code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BrowserCRM 5.002.00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file kb.php. This manipulation of the argument bcrm_pub_root causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-2690. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BrowserCRM 5.002.00. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file kb.php. The manipulation of the argument bcrm_pub_root with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in BrowserCRM 5.002.00, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the bcrm_pub_root parameter to (1) kb.php, (2) login.php, (3) index.php, (4) contact_view.php, and (5) contact.php in pub/, different vectors than CVE-2008-2689. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2690 since 06/13/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:kb.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 X-Force (42922), Exploit-DB (5757), SecurityFocus (BID 29598†) and Secunia (SA30290†). The entry VDB-42756 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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03/16/2015 +2467 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42757
X-Force: 42922 - BrowserCRM bcrm_pub_root file include
SecurityFocus: 29598 - BrowserCRM 'clients.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 30290

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 04/10/2025 23:36
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (53), 09/26/2018 08:44 (2), 04/10/2025 23:36 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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