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phpLDAPadmin orderby Parameter Arbitrary PHP Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 56703

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP application that can be abused to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Description

The version of phpLDAPadmin installed on the remote host does not sanitize input to the 'orderby' parameter of the 'cmd.php' script when 'cmd' is set to 'query_engine' before using it in a call to 'create_function()'.

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary PHP code on the affected host, subject to the privileges under which the web server runs.

Solution

Apply the patch to 'lib/functions.php' in the project's GIT repository.

See Also

http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3417184

http://www.nessus.org/u?4d5eab60

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 56703

File Name: phpldapadmin_orderby_cmd_exec.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/3/2011

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:deon_george:phpldapadmin

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/phpLDAPadmin

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2011

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (phpLDAPadmin query_engine Remote PHP Code Injection)

Elliot (phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1.1 RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4075

BID: 50331