OxYProject OxYBox 0.85 edithistory.php oxymsg code injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OxYProject OxYBox 0.85. The affected element is an unknown function of the file edithistory.php. This manipulation of the argument oxymsg causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6651. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in OxYProject OxYBox 0.85 (Project Management Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file edithistory.php. The manipulation of the argument oxymsg 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:

Static code injection vulnerability in edithistory.php in OxYProject OxYBox 0.85 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into oxyhistory.php via the oxymsg parameter.

The weakness was released 04/07/2009 by GoLd_M (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6651 since 04/06/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/21/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by GoLd_M and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 342 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:edithistory.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 (42110), Exploit-DB (5524) and SecurityFocus (BID 28992†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Project Management Software

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• OxYProject

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• OxYBox

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• 0.85

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