ActionApps discussion.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ActionApps. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file discussion.php3. This manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-2686. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ActionApps (Content Management System) (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file discussion.php3. The manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] 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, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 05/25/2006 by Kacper (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2686 since 05/30/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Kacper and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 Exploit-DB (1829), SecurityFocus (BID 19133†), OSVDB (27257†) and Secunia (SA20299†). The entries VDB-30503, VDB-84305, VDB-84306 and VDB-84308 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kacper
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Kacper
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84307
X-Force: 26776
SecurityFocus: 19133 - ActionApps Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20299 - ActionApps "GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH]" File Inclusion, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27257 - ActionApps discussion.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-1997

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/08/2016 19:51
Updated: 06/26/2024 14:17
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:51 (58), 12/08/2018 14:39 (8), 08/02/2022 13:16 (4), 08/02/2022 13:22 (1), 06/26/2024 14:17 (16)
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