Deon George phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0.5 cmd.php cmd path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Deon George phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file cmd.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument cmd results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-4427. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Deon George phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0.5. This affects some unknown processing of the file cmd.php. The manipulation of the argument cmd with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in cmd.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0.5 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the cmd parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/10/2009 by ipsecs (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4427. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by ipsecs and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:cmd.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44830 (Debian DSA-1965-1 : phpldapadmin - missing input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175045 (Debian Security Update for phpLDAPadmin (DSA-1965)).

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 (54823), Exploit-DB (10410), Tenable (44830), SecurityFocus (BID 37327†) and OSVDB (61139†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: ipsecs
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Nessus ID: 44830
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1965-1 : phpldapadmin - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 66579
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-13598 (phpldapadmin)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: ipsecs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-4427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51309

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X-Force: 54823
SecurityFocus: 37327 - phpLDAPadmin 'cmd.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 61139 - phpLDAPadmin cmd.php cmd Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 24699 - phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0.5 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a ../ in the cmd.php Parameter, High

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

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/03/2025 12:57
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/20/2017 10:15 (15), 08/30/2021 10:18 (3), 08/30/2021 10:24 (1), 02/03/2025 12:57 (16)
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