Familycms Family Connections Who is Chatting 2.2.3 mod_chatting/themes/default/header.php TMPL[path] code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Familycms Family Connections Who is Chatting 2.2.3. This affects an unknown part of the component mod_chatting/themes/default/header.php. The manipulation of the argument TMPL[path] results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-4988. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Familycms Family Connections Who is Chatting 2.2.3 (Chat Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component mod_chatting/themes/default/header.php. The manipulation of the argument TMPL[path] with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mod_chatting/themes/default/header.php in Family Connections Who is Chatting 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the TMPL[path] parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 11/01/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-4988 since 11/01/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by lumut-- and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 486 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (60057), Exploit-DB (14186), SecurityFocus (BID 41346†) and OSVDB (76981†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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: lumut--
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59292
X-Force: 60057 - Who is Chatting Add-on header.php file include
SecurityFocus: 41346 - Family Connections Who is Chatting Add-on 'header.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 76981
Vupen: ADV-2010-1687

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/14/2025 20:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 01/12/2018 09:13 (3), 05/14/2025 20:16 (21)
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