Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-3554 - Code Injection vulnerability in PHPkit 1.6.02/1.6.03/1.6.1

047910
CVSS 5.1 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
high complexity
phpkit
CWE-94
nessus

Summary

Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in the help function in PHPKIT 1.6.1 R2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server via unknown attack vectors involving uninitialized variables.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Phpkit
4

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
    This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An attacker can override environment variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the attacker can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idPHPKIT_MULTIPLE_FLAWS.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running PHP-Kit, an open source content management system written in PHP. The remote version of this software is vulnerable to multiple remote and local code execution, SQL injection and cross-site scripting flaws.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id15784
published2004-11-22
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15784
titlePHP-Kit <= 1.6.1 RC2 Multiple Vulnerabilities