Pimcore 1.4.9/1.5.0/2.1.0/2.2.0 Newsletter.php getObjectByToken code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Pimcore 1.4.9/1.5.0/2.1.0/2.2.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function getObjectByToken of the file Newsletter.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-2921. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Pimcore 1.4.9/1.5.0/2.1.0/2.2.0. This vulnerability affects the function getObjectByToken of the file Newsletter.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:

The getObjectByToken function in Newsletter.php in the Pimcore_Tool_Newsletter module in pimcore 1.4.9 through 2.0.0 does not properly handle an object obtained by unserializing Lucene search data, which allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a Zend_Pdf_ElementFactory_Proxy object and a pathname with a trailing \0 character.

The weakness was presented 04/21/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at pimcore.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2921 since 04/21/2014. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:Newsletter.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43886). See VDB-69419 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Information Management Software

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• Pimcore

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• 1.4.9
• 1.5.0
• 2.1.0
• 2.2.0

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• open-source

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