phpGroupWare Remote Include File Vulnerability

BID:2069

Info

phpGroupWare Remote Include File Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2069
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 06 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 06 2000 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was announced in Secure Reality Pty Ltd. Security Advisory #6 on December 6, 2000.
Vulnerable: Joseph Engo phpGroupWare 0.9.6
- Debian Linux 2.3
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- IBM AIX 4.3.3
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

phpGroupWare Remote Include File Vulnerability

phpGroupWare is a multi-user groupware suite originally developed by Joseph Engo, and freely distributed. A problem in the software could allow users to remotely execute malicious code.

The problem occurs in the include() function of php. Due to a design flaw in the phpgw.inc.php include file, it is possible to supply variables in a FORM method that will fulfill these variables, and cause the software to seek an include file outside of the local system. Insufficent access control makes it possible for a malicious user to generate a custom crafted request to the web server, which could result in the execution of code with the UID and GID of the httpd process.

Exploit / POC

phpGroupWare Remote Include File Vulnerability

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phpGroupWare Remote Include File Vulnerability

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