Deon George phpLDAPadmin up to 1.2.1.1 lib/functions.php masort orderby code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Deon George phpLDAPadmin up to 1.2.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function masort in the library lib/functions.php. Such manipulation of the argument orderby leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4075. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Deon George phpLDAPadmin up to 1.2.1.1. Affected by this issue is the function masort in the library lib/functions.php. The manipulation of the argument orderby with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The masort function in lib/functions.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.x before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the orderby parameter (aka sortby variable) in a query_engine action to cmd.php, as exploited in the wild in October 2011.

The weakness was disclosed 11/02/2011 by EgiX with PHP (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4075. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by EgiX and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:lib/functions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56703 (phpLDAPadmin orderby Parameter Arbitrary PHP Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 1.2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70919), Exploit-DB (18021), Tenable (56703), SecurityFocus (BID 50331†) and OSVDB (76594†). The entry VDB-59311 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: EgiX
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Nessus ID: 56703
Nessus Name: phpLDAPadmin orderby Parameter Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 70549
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2333-1 (phpldapadmin)
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MetaSploit ID: phpldapadmin_query_engine.rb
MetaSploit Name: phpLDAPadmin query_engine Remote PHP Code Injection
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D2Sec: phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1.1 RCE

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1.1
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10/18/2011 🔍
10/23/2011 +5 days 🔍
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10/23/2011 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2011 +8 days 🔍
11/02/2011 +2 days 🔍
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11/03/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1236 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2333
Researcher: EgiX
Organization: PHP
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-4075 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59312

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X-Force: 70919
SecurityFocus: 50331 - phpLDAPadmin Cross Site Scripting and PHP Code Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46551
OSVDB: 76594
Vulnerability Center: 33647 - phpLDAPadmin 1.2.0 through 1.2.1.1 \x27Sortby\x27 Remote PHP Code Injection Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/02/2025 03:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (69), 01/29/2018 16:08 (20), 11/25/2021 03:18 (5), 11/25/2021 03:24 (1), 11/25/2021 03:32 (1), 01/02/2025 03:04 (14)
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