PHP up to 5.5.5 Cache REST.php link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHP up to 5.5.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file REST.php of the component Cache. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-5459. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.5.5 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file REST.php of the component Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR in PHP through 5.6.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) rest.cachefile or (2) rest.cacheid file in /tmp/pear/cache/, related to the retrieveCacheFirst and useLocalCache functions.

The weakness was disclosed 09/27/2014 by vladz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-5459 since 08/26/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2022).

By approaching the search of inurl:REST.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77720 (openSUSE Security Update : php5 (openSUSE-SU-2014:1133-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169006 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1)).

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 Tenable (77720), SecurityFocus (BID 69388†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46973†). The entries VDB-1062, VDB-4322, VDB-67021 and VDB-67051 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 77720
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : php5 (openSUSE-SU-2014:1133-1)
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08/24/2014 🔍
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09/27/2014 +32 days 🔍
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11/11/2014 +45 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +135 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Researcher: vladz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-5459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71567

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SecurityFocus: 69388 - PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 46973 - PHP PEAR Local File Overwrite Vulnerability via a Symlink Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/29/2022 12:49
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (56), 07/23/2019 15:57 (11), 03/29/2022 12:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:FCB:103

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