TikiWiki up to 8.3 bannerlib.php unserialize sendarticles code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TikiWiki. This issue affects the function unserialize in the library lib/banners/bannerlib.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument sendarticles can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-0911. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TikiWiki (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function unserialize in the library lib/banners/bannerlib.php. The manipulation of the argument sendarticles 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:

TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 6.7 LTS and before 8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the (1) cookieName to lib/banners/bannerlib.php; (2) printpages or (3) printstructures parameter to (a) tiki-print_multi_pages.php or (b) tiki-print_pages.php; or (4) sendpages, (5) sendstructures, or (6) sendarticles parameter to tiki-send_objects.php, which is not properly handled when processed by the unserialize function.

The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2012 by Egidio Romano (Website). The advisory is shared for download at info.tiki.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0911 since 01/23/2012. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit in Ruby and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:lib/banners/bannerlib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61733 (TikiWiki unserialize() Function Arbitrary Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12665 (Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware "unserialize()" Multiple PHP Code Execution Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76758), Exploit-DB (19630), Tenable (61733), SecurityFocus (BID 54298†) and OSVDB (83534†). The entry VDB-61259 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• TikiWiki

Version

• 2.2
• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.5
• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 8.0
• 8.1
• 8.2
• 8.3

License

• open-source

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 61733
Nessus Name: TikiWiki unserialize() Function Arbitrary Code Execution
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MetaSploit ID: tikiwiki_unserialize_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Tiki Wiki unserialize() PHP Code Execution
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D2Sec: Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 8.3 RCE

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TikiWiki 5.2
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2012 🔍
07/04/2012 +163 days 🔍
07/04/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2012 +5 days 🔍
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07/12/2012 +3 days 🔍
07/12/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2012 +49 days 🔍
04/22/2013 +235 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +700 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: info.tiki.org
Researcher: Egidio Romano
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0911 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0911
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61252
X-Force: 76758
SecurityFocus: 54298 - Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 'unserialize()' Multiple PHP Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 83534
Vulnerability Center: 39281 - TikiWiki CMS/Groupware Allows Remote PHP Code Execution via a Crafted Serialized Object in Multiple Parameters, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/02/2025 18:25
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (74), 01/29/2018 16:08 (12), 12/06/2021 01:23 (3), 01/02/2025 18:25 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:1BE:103

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