RoundCube Webmail 0.2 html2text.php preg_replace code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RoundCube Webmail 0.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function preg_replace of the file html2text.php. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-5619. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RoundCube Webmail 0.2 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects the function preg_replace of the file html2text.php. The manipulation 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:

html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

The weakness was shared 04/22/2009 by Jacobo Avariento (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5619 since 12/16/2008. 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 and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/20/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Jacobo Avariento and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:html2text.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35273 (RoundCube Webmail bin/html2text.php Post Request Remote PHP Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6919.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47301), Exploit-DB (7549), Tenable (35273), SecurityFocus (BID 32799†) and OSVDB (53893†). The entry VDB-45520 is related to this item. 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
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Jacobo Avariento
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Nessus ID: 35273
Nessus Name: RoundCube Webmail bin/html2text.php Post Request Remote PHP Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 63094
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: roundcube
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D2Sec: Roundcube 0.2beta RCE

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2148
Researcher: Jacobo Avariento
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45519

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X-Force: 47301
SecurityFocus: 32799
Secunia: 33145 - chuggnutt.com "HTML to Plain Text Conversion" PHP Class Code Execution, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 53893 - Mahara html2text HTML To Plain Text Conversion Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 20311 - RoundCube Webmail html2text.php Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Input, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3418

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/20/2024 19:12
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 01/29/2018 16:09 (21), 08/03/2021 15:18 (3), 08/03/2021 15:23 (2), 08/03/2021 15:29 (1), 11/20/2024 19:12 (15)
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