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GLSA-200710-21 : TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 27553

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200710-21 (TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution)

 ShAnKaR reported that input passed to the 'f' array parameter in tiki-graph_formula.php is not properly verified before being used to execute PHP functions.
 Impact :

 An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the web server by passing a specially crafted parameter string to the tiki-graph_formula.php file.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.9.8.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200710-21

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27553

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200710-21.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 10/25/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tikiwiki, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2007

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (TikiWiki tiki-graph_formula Remote PHP Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5423

CWE: 94

GLSA: 200710-21