Tinymce PHP Spellchecker Plugin 'GoogleSpell.php' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

BID:60060

Info

Tinymce PHP Spellchecker Plugin 'GoogleSpell.php' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 60060
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-6112
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 21 2013 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:06PM
Credit: Petr Škoda
Vulnerable: Moxiecode Systems AB PHP Spellchecker 2.0.6
Moodle Moodle 2.3.3
Moodle Moodle 2.3.2
Moodle Moodle 2.3.1
Moodle Moodle 2.2.6
Moodle Moodle 2.2.5
Moodle Moodle 2.2.4
Moodle Moodle 2.2.3
Moodle Moodle 2.2.2
Moodle Moodle 2.1.9
Moodle Moodle 2.1.8
Moodle Moodle 2.1.7
Moodle Moodle 2.1.6
Moodle Moodle 2.1.5
Moodle Moodle 2.1.4
Moodle Moodle 2.1.2
Moodle Moodle 2.1.1
Moodle Moodle 1.9.18
Moodle Moodle 1.9.17
Moodle Moodle 1.9.16
Moodle Moodle 1.9.14
Moodle Moodle 1.9.13
Moodle Moodle 1.9.12
Moodle Moodle 1.9.11
Moodle Moodle 1.9.10
Moodle moodle 1.9.10
Moodle Moodle 1.9.1
Moodle Moodle 2.4
Moodle Moodle 2.3
Moodle Moodle 2.2.3+
Moodle Moodle 2.2.2+
Moodle Moodle 2.1.6+
Moodle Moodle 2.1.5+
Moodle Moodle 2.1.3
Moodle Moodle 1.9.19
Moodle Moodle 1.9.18+
Moodle Moodle 1.9.17+
Moodle Moodle 1.9.15
Not Vulnerable: Moxiecode Systems AB PHP Spellchecker 2.0.6.1
Moodle Moodle 2.4.1
Moodle Moodle 2.3.4
Moodle Moodle 2.2.7
Moodle Moodle 2.1.10
Moodle Moodle 1.9.19+

Discussion

Tinymce PHP Spellchecker Plugin 'GoogleSpell.php' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

PHP Spellchecker plugin for TinyMCE is prone to multiple remote code-execution vulnerabilities.

An attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application.

Note: This issue was previously discussed in BID 57475 (Moodle Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities), but has been moved to its own record for better documentation.

Exploit / POC

Tinymce PHP Spellchecker Plugin 'GoogleSpell.php' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issues using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

Tinymce PHP Spellchecker Plugin 'GoogleSpell.php' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Tinymce PHP Spellchecker Plugin 'GoogleSpell.php' Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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