Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-2064 - Remote vulnerability in PhpGedView

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
phpgedview
critical
nessus

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in PhpGedView before 4.1.5 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to "a fundamental design flaw in the interface (API) to connect phpGedView with external programs like content management systems."

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1580.NASL
descriptionIt was discovered that phpGedView, an application to provide online access to genealogical data, allowed remote attackers to gain administrator privileges due to a programming error. Note: this problem was a fundamental design flaw in the interface (API) to connect phpGedView with external programs like content management systems. Resolving this problem was only possible by completely reworking the API, which is not considered appropriate for a security update. Since these are peripheral functions probably not used by the large majority of package users, it was decided to remove these interfaces. If you require that interface nonetheless, you are advised to use a version of phpGedView backported from Debian Lenny, which has a completely redesigned API.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id32402
published2008-05-22
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/32402
titleDebian DSA-1580-1 : phpgedview - programming error
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1580. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(32402);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2064");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1580");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1580-1 : phpgedview - programming error");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"It was discovered that phpGedView, an application to provide online
access to genealogical data, allowed remote attackers to gain
administrator privileges due to a programming error.

Note: this problem was a fundamental design flaw in the interface
(API) to connect phpGedView with external programs like content
management systems. Resolving this problem was only possible by
completely reworking the API, which is not considered appropriate for
a security update. Since these are peripheral functions probably not
used by the large majority of package users, it was decided to remove
these interfaces. If you require that interface nonetheless, you are
advised to use a version of phpGedView backported from Debian Lenny,
which has a completely redesigned API."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1580"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the phpgedview package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.0.2.dfsg-4."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpgedview");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/05/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/05/22");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview-languages", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview-places", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview-themes", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");