Christof Bruyland V-webmail 1.6.4 CONFIG[pear_dir] code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Christof Bruyland V-webmail 1.6.4. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument CONFIG[pear_dir] can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-6840. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Christof Bruyland V-webmail 1.6.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument CONFIG[pear_dir] 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in V-webmail 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (a) Mail/RFC822.php, (b) Net/Socket.php, (c) XML/Parser.php, (d) XML/Tree.php, (e) Mail/mimeDecode.php, (f) Console/Getopt.php, (g) System.php, (h) Log.php, and (i) File.php in includes/pear/; the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to (j) includes/prepend.php, and (k) includes/cachedConfig.php; and the (2) CONFIG[includes] parameter to (l) prepend.php and (m) email.list.search.php in includes/. NOTE: the CONFIG[pear_dir] parameter to includes/mailaccess/pop3.php is already covered by CVE-2006-2666.

The weakness was disclosed 07/01/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6840 since 07/01/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (46680), Exploit-DB (32034) and SecurityFocus (BID 30162†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800822
OpenVAS Name: V-webmail Multiple PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
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07/01/2009 +356 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2085 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48802
X-Force: 46680 - V-Webmail CONFIG[pear_dir] file include
SecurityFocus: 30162 - V-webmail Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/10/2025 05:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (53), 11/16/2018 09:21 (4), 11/10/2025 05:09 (25)
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