phpList <= 2.10.8 Variable Overwriting

high Nessus Plugin ID 35402

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a data modification vulnerability.

Description

The version of phpList installed on the remote host emulates PHP's 'register_globals' functionaltiy' insecurely in its 'admin/index.php' script. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is disabled, an unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite the '_SERVER[ConfigFile]' and '_ENV[CONFIG]' global variables with user- supplied input, which is then used in PHP 'include()' functions, allowing him to view arbitrary files on the remote host or to execute arbitrary PHP code, possibly taken from third-party hosts.

Solution

Upgrade to phpList version 2.10.9 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35402

File Name: phplist_server_configfile_file_includes.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/16/2009

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:tincan:phplist

Required KB Items: www/phplist

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Reference Information

BID: 33273

SECUNIA: 33533

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