EGroupware up to 9.1 spellchecker.php code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in EGroupware up to 9.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file spellchecker.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-3313. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EGroupware up to 9.1 (Groupware Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file spellchecker.php. The manipulation 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:

phpgwapi/js/fckeditor/editor/dialog/fck_spellerpages/spellerpages/serverscripts/spellchecker.php in EGroupware 1.4.001+.002; 1.6.001+.002 and possibly other versions before 1.6.003; and EPL 9.1 before 9.1.20100309 and 9.2 before 9.2.20100309; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) aspell_path or (2) spellchecker_lang parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 03/09/2010 by Nahuel Grisolia (Website). The advisory is available at egroupware.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3313 since 09/13/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Nahuel Grisolia and been published 1 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:spellchecker.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45055 (Debian DSA-2013-1 : egroupware - several vulnerabilities), 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 175091 (Debian Security Update for Egroupware (DSA-2013)).

Upgrading to version 9.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (11777), Tenable (45055), SecurityFocus (BID 38609†) and OSVDB (62805†). The entry VDB-54803 is pretty similar. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nahuel Grisolia
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Nessus ID: 45055
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2013-1 : egroupware - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 67035
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2013-1 (egroupware)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EGroupware 9.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2013
Researcher: Nahuel Grisolia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3313 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3313
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54802
SecurityFocus: 38609 - eGroupware Cross Site Scripting and Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 62805 - eGroupWare spellchecker.php Multiple Parameter Arbitrary Shell Command Execution

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 04/19/2025 18:05
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (67), 08/17/2017 10:16 (12), 09/25/2021 10:40 (3), 09/25/2021 10:46 (1), 09/25/2021 10:53 (2), 04/19/2025 18:05 (14)
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