PEAR up to 2.4.4 Ping.php ping host code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PEAR up to 2.4.4. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function ping of the file Ping.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument host can lead to code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-4024. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PEAR up to 2.4.4. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function ping of the file Ping.php. The manipulation of the argument host 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:

Argument injection vulnerability in the ping function in Ping.php in the Net_Ping package before 2.4.5 for PEAR allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter. NOTE: this has also been reported as a shell metacharacter problem.

The weakness was presented 11/29/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:Ping.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42904 (Fedora 12 : php-pear-Net-Ping-2.4.5-1.fc12 (2009-11523)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116740 (Fedora Update for php-pear-Net-Ping (FEDORA-2009-12156, FEDORA-2009-11613)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54390), Tenable (42904), SecurityFocus (BID 37093†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24281†). See VDB-50939 and VDB-50937 for similar entries. 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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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 42904
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : php-pear-Net-Ping-2.4.5-1.fc12 (2009-11523)
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OpenVAS ID: 66516
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1949-1 (php-net-ping)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PEAR 1.0.1

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11/14/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50938

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X-Force: 54390
SecurityFocus: 37093 - PEAR Net_Ping 'ping()' Function Arbitrary Argument Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24281 - PEAR \x3C 2.4.5 Net_Ping Package Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/10/2025 00:56
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/17/2017 12:30 (9), 08/28/2021 08:25 (4), 08/28/2021 08:27 (1), 02/10/2025 00:56 (20)
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