Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-10034 - Command Injection vulnerability in Zend Zend-Mail and Zend Framework

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
zend
CWE-77
nessus
exploit available

Summary

The setFrom function in the Sendmail adapter in the zend-mail component before 2.4.11, 2.5.x, 2.6.x, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, and Zend Framework before 2.4.11 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Zend
251

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Cause Web Server Misclassification
    An attack of this type exploits a Web server's decision to take action based on filename or file extension. Because different file types are handled by different server processes, misclassification may force the Web server to take unexpected action, or expected actions in an unexpected sequence. This may cause the server to exhaust resources, supply debug or system data to the attacker, or bind an attacker to a remote process. This type of vulnerability has been found in many widely used servers including IIS, Lotus Domino, and Orion. The attacker's job in this case is straightforward, standard communication protocols and methods are used and are generally appended with malicious information at the tail end of an otherwise legitimate request. The attack payload varies, but it could be special characters like a period or simply appending a tag that has a special meaning for operations on the server side like .jsp for a java application server. The essence of this attack is that the attacker deceives the server into executing functionality based on the name of the request, i.e. login.jsp, not the contents.
  • LDAP Injection
    An attacker manipulates or crafts an LDAP query for the purpose of undermining the security of the target. Some applications use user input to create LDAP queries that are processed by an LDAP server. For example, a user might provide their username during authentication and the username might be inserted in an LDAP query during the authentication process. An attacker could use this input to inject additional commands into an LDAP query that could disclose sensitive information. For example, entering a * in the aforementioned query might return information about all users on the system. This attack is very similar to an SQL injection attack in that it manipulates a query to gather additional information or coerce a particular return value.
  • 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.
  • File System Function Injection, Content Based
    An attack of this type exploits the host's trust in executing remote content including binary files. The files are poisoned with a malicious payload (targeting the file systems accessible by the target software) by the attacker and may be passed through standard channels such as via email, and standard web content like PDF and multimedia files. The attacker exploits known vulnerabilities or handling routines in the target processes. Vulnerabilities of this type have been found in a wide variety of commercial applications from Microsoft Office to Adobe Acrobat and Apple Safari web browser. When the attacker knows the standard handling routines and can identify vulnerabilities and entry points they can be exploited by otherwise seemingly normal content. Once the attack is executed, the attackers' program can access relative directories such as C:\Program Files or other standard system directories to launch further attacks. In a worst case scenario, these programs are combined with other propagation logic and work as a virus.
  • 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.

Exploit-Db

  • descriptionPHPMailer < 5.2.20 with Exim MTA - Remote Code Execution. CVE-2016-10033,CVE-2016-10034,CVE-2016-10045,CVE-2016-10074. Webapps exploit for PHP platform
    fileexploits/php/webapps/42221.py
    idEDB-ID:42221
    last seen2017-06-22
    modified2017-06-21
    platformphp
    port
    published2017-06-21
    reporterExploit-DB
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/42221/
    titlePHPMailer < 5.2.20 with Exim MTA - Remote Code Execution
    typewebapps
  • descriptionZend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - Remote Code Execution. CVE-2016-10034. Webapps exploit for PHP platform
    fileexploits/php/webapps/40979.php
    idEDB-ID:40979
    last seen2016-12-30
    modified2016-12-30
    platformphp
    port
    published2016-12-30
    reporterExploit-DB
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/40979/
    titleZend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - Remote Code Execution
    typewebapps
  • descriptionPHPMailer < 5.2.20 / SwiftMailer < 5.4.5-DEV / Zend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - (AIO) 'PwnScriptum' Remote Code Execution. CVE-2016-10033,CVE-2...
    fileexploits/php/webapps/40986.py
    idEDB-ID:40986
    last seen2017-01-03
    modified2017-01-02
    platformphp
    port
    published2017-01-02
    reporterExploit-DB
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/40986/
    titlePHPMailer < 5.2.20 / SwiftMailer < 5.4.5-DEV / Zend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - (AIO) 'PwnScriptum' Remote Code Execution
    typewebapps

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201804-10.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-10 (Zend Framework: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Zend Framework that have remain unaddressed. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Impact : Remote attackers could execute arbitrary commands or conduct SQL injection attacks. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id108931
published2018-04-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108931
titleGLSA-201804-10 : Zend Framework: Multiple vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-10.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(108931);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/05 23:25:06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-10034", "CVE-2016-4861", "CVE-2016-6233");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201804-10");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201804-10 : Zend Framework: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-10
(Zend Framework: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Zend Framework that
      have remain unaddressed. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for
      details.
  
Impact :

    Remote attackers could execute arbitrary commands or conduct SQL
      injection attacks.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-10"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Gentoo has discontinued support for Zend Framework and recommends that
      users unmerge the package:
      # emerge --unmerge 'dev-php/ZendFramework'"
  );
  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:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ZendFramework");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"dev-php/ZendFramework", unaffected:make_list(), vulnerable:make_list("le 1.12.9"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Zend Framework");
}

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/140349/pwnscriptum-exec.txt
idPACKETSTORM:140349
last seen2017-01-04
published2017-01-03
reporterDawid Golunski
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140349/PHPMailer-Zend-mail-SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
titlePHPMailer / Zend-mail / SwiftMailer Remote Code Execution

The Hacker News

idTHN:BD003AAB715C2448BF92B78197DE160C
last seen2018-01-27
modified2017-01-05
published2017-01-02
reporterSwati Khandelwal
sourcehttps://thehackernews.com/2017/01/phpmailer-swiftmailer-zendmail.html
titleCritical Updates — RCE Flaws Found in SwiftMailer, PhpMailer and ZendMail