SquirrelMail plugin.php plugins Parameter Local File Inclusion

high Nessus Plugin ID 21630

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a local file include issue.

Description

The version of SquirrelMail installed on the remote web server fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'plugins' parameter of the 'functions/plugin.php' script before using it in a PHP 'include_once()' function. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to view arbitrary files or to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user id.

Solution

Disable PHP's 'register_globals' setting or apply the patch referenced in the project's advisory above.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21630

File Name: squirrelmail_plugins_file_include.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/3/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail

Required KB Items: www/squirrelmail

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2842

BID: 18231

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