Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-2507 - OS Command Injection vulnerability in EMC Documentum Content Server

047910
CVSS 8.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
emc
CWE-78
nessus

Summary

EMC Documentum Content Server before 6.7 SP1 P28, 6.7 SP2 before P14, 7.0 before P15, and 7.1 before P05 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in arguments to unspecified methods.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
  • Command Delimiters
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that allows an attacker's commands to be concatenated onto a legitimate command with the intent of targeting other resources such as the file system or database. The system that uses a filter or a blacklist input validation, as opposed to whitelist validation is vulnerable to an attacker who predicts delimiters (or combinations of delimiters) not present in the filter or blacklist. As with other injection attacks, the attacker uses the command delimiter payload as an entry point to tunnel through the application and activate additional attacks through SQL queries, shell commands, network scanning, and so on.
  • Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
    An attacker supplies the target software with input data that contains sequences of special characters designed to bypass input validation logic. This exploit relies on the target making multiples passes over the input data and processing a "layer" of special characters with each pass. In this manner, the attacker can disguise input that would otherwise be rejected as invalid by concealing it with layers of special/escape characters that are stripped off by subsequent processing steps. The goal is to first discover cases where the input validation layer executes before one or more parsing layers. That is, user input may go through the following logic in an application: In such cases, the attacker will need to provide input that will pass through the input validator, but after passing through parser2, will be converted into something that the input validator was supposed to stop.
  • Argument Injection
    An attacker changes the behavior or state of a targeted application through injecting data or command syntax through the targets use of non-validated and non-filtered arguments of exposed services or methods.
  • OS Command Injection
    In this type of an attack, an adversary injects operating system commands into existing application functions. An application that uses untrusted input to build command strings is vulnerable. An adversary can leverage OS command injection in an application to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands and compromise the underlying operating system.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idEMC_DOCUMENTUM_CONTENT_SERVER_ESA-2014-046.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of EMC Documentum Content Server that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access data or execute commands with superuser privileges. (CVE-2014-2506) - A remote command injection vulnerability exists due to a failure to properly validate user input. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary shell commands. (CVE-2014-2507) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the Documentum Query Language (DQL) engine. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to conduct DQL injection attacks and read arbitrary data from the database. (CVE-2014-2508)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id77633
published2014-09-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77633
titleEMC Documentum Content Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (ESA-2014-046)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(77633);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2506", "CVE-2014-2507", "CVE-2014-2508");
  script_bugtraq_id(67916, 67917, 67918);

  script_name(english:"EMC Documentum Content Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (ESA-2014-046)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for Documentum Content Server.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of EMC Documentum Content Server
that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists due to
    improper authorization checks. A remote, authenticated
    attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access data
    or execute commands with superuser privileges.
    (CVE-2014-2506)

  - A remote command injection vulnerability exists due to
    a failure to properly validate user input. A remote,
    authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability
    to inject arbitrary shell commands.
    (CVE-2014-2507)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a
    flaw in the Documentum Query Language (DQL) engine. A
    remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this
    vulnerability to conduct DQL injection attacks and
    read arbitrary data from the database. (CVE-2014-2508)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jun/att-50/ESA-2014-046.txt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply the relevant patch referenced in the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/06/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/09/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:emc:documentum_content_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_dependencies("emc_documentum_content_server_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/EMC Documentum Content Server");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("emc_documentum.inc");

app_name = DOC_APP_NAME;
get_install_count(app_name:app_name, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
install = get_single_install(app_name:app_name, exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);

fixes = make_nested_list(
  make_list("7.1P05"),
  make_list("7.0P15"),
  make_list("6.7SP2P14"),
  make_list("6.7SP1P28", DOC_NO_MIN)
);

documentum_check_and_report(install:install, fixes:fixes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);