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PMOS Help Desk form.php Arbitrary Code Execution
high Nessus Plugin ID 29800
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to an authentication bypass attack.Description
The remote host is running PMOS Help Desk, an open source help desk application written in PHP.The version of PMOS Help Desk installed on the remote host contains a design flaw that can be leveraged by a remote attacker to bypass authentication and make changes to the application's form template settings.
In addition, since the application passes values from several such settings to PHP 'eval()' functions, successful exploitation of this issue can lead to arbitrary command execution on the remote host, subject to the privileges under which the web server operates.
Solution
Upgrade to h2desk version 2.5 or later as that reportedly addresses the issue.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 29800
File Name: pmos_help_desk_cmd_exec.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 12/26/2007
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:pmos_helpdesk:pmos_helpdesk
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6550
BID: 27032