OpenX 2.4/2.6.1/2.6.3/2.8/2.8.1 File Upload banner-edit.php input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenX 2.4/2.6.1/2.6.3/2.8/2.8.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file banner-edit.php of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-4098. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenX 2.4/2.6.1/2.6.3/2.8/2.8.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file banner-edit.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner / file upload permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an images directory.

The weakness was disclosed 11/24/2009 by Moritz Naumann (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at developer.openx.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4098. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published 6 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:banner-edit.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 (54394), Exploit-DB (16903), SecurityFocus (BID 37110†), OSVDB (60499†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31324†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 100364
OpenVAS Name: OpenX Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: openx_banner_edit.rb
MetaSploit Name: OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.openx.org
Researcher: Moritz Naumann
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50947
X-Force: 54394
SecurityFocus: 37110 - OpenX Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: 60499 - OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload GIF Magic Number Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 31324 - OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Direst Request, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/01/2025 19:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 03/22/2017 09:38 (13), 08/28/2021 08:58 (4), 02/01/2025 19:39 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:F9A:103

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