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e107 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to run a command in e107

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that permits execution of
arbitrary PHP code.

Description :

The 'e107_handlers/tiny_mce/tests/ibrowser/ibrowser.php' script
included with the version of e107 installed on the remote host
contains a programming flaw that may permit an unauthenticated remote
attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the affected host, subject
to the rights of the web server user id.

Note that successful exploitation of this issue requires that PHP's
'register_globals' and 'file_uploads' settings be enabled and that the
remote version of PHP be older than 4.4.1 or 5.0.6.

See also :

http://www.hardened-php.net/globals-problem
http://www.hardened-php.net/hphp/zend_hash_del_key_or_index_vulnerability.html
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2268

Solution :

Upgrade to PHP version 4.4.3 / 5.1.4 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4.9
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 15250, 17843

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