PhpWebGallery up to 1.7.2 sort code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PhpWebGallery. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument sort causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-4645. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PhpWebGallery (Photo Gallery Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument sort 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:

plugins/event_tracer/event_list.php in PhpWebGallery 1.7.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP sequences in the sort parameter, which is processed by create_function.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2008 by EgiX (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4645 since 10/21/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single 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 securityfocus.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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34419 (PhpWebGallery comments.php sort_by Parameter SQL Injection), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45875), Exploit-DB (6755), Tenable (34419), SecurityFocus (BID 31762†) and OSVDB (49162†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Photo Gallery Software

Name

PhpWebGallery

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 34419
Nessus Name: PhpWebGallery comments.php sort_by Parameter SQL Injection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: EgiX
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4645 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44617
X-Force: 45875
SecurityFocus: 31762 - PhpWebGallery 'comments.php' SQL Injection and Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 49162 - PhpWebGallery - 'comments.php' SQL Injection and Code Execution Issues
Vulnerability Center: 19754 - PhpWebGallery < 1.7.3 Create_Function() Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/08/2024 02:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 08/18/2019 20:15 (6), 11/08/2024 02:39 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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