Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 18597

This page contains detailed information about the Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 18597
Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109)
Filename: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2005-07-01
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-06
Plugin Version: 1.20
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: N/A
Patch Published: 2005-06-30
CVE [?]: CVE-2005-1921
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:php-pear, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered by GulfTech Security in the PHP XML RPC project. This vulnerability is considered critical and can lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability also exists in the PEAR XMLRPC implementation.

Mandriva ships with the PEAR XMLRPC implementation and it has been patched to correct this problem. It is advised that users examine the PHP applications they have installed on their servers for any applications that may come bundled with their own copies of the PEAR system and either patch RPC.php or use the system PEAR (found in /usr/share/pear).

Updates have been released for some popular PHP applications such as WordPress and Serendipity and users are urged to take all precautions to protect their systems from attack and/or defacement by upgrading their applications from the authors of the respective applications.

Solution

Update the affected php-pear package.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/unix/webapp/php_xmlrpc_eval
[PHP XML-RPC Arbitrary Code Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/php/webapps/16882.rb
[EDB-16882: XML-RPC Library 1.3.0 - 'xmlrpc.php' Arbitrary Code Execution (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/php/webapps/43829.txt
[EDB-43829: PHPXMLRPC < 1.1 - Remote Code Execution]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Base Score:	7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.5 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:109. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(18597);
  script_version("1.20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1921");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:109");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A vulnerability was discovered by GulfTech Security in the PHP XML RPC
project. This vulnerability is considered critical and can lead to
remote code execution. The vulnerability also exists in the PEAR
XMLRPC implementation.

Mandriva ships with the PEAR XMLRPC implementation and it has been
patched to correct this problem. It is advised that users examine the
PHP applications they have installed on their servers for any
applications that may come bundled with their own copies of the PEAR
system and either patch RPC.php or use the system PEAR (found in
/usr/share/pear).

Updates have been released for some popular PHP applications such as
WordPress and Serendipity and users are urged to take all precautions
to protect their systems from attack and/or defacement by upgrading
their applications from the authors of the respective applications."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory-022005.php"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected php-pear package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'PHP XML-RPC Arbitrary Code Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:php-pear");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/06/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"amd64", reference:"php-pear-4.3.4-3.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"php-pear-4.3.4-3.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"php-pear-4.3.8-1.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"php-pear-4.3.8-1.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"php-pear-4.3.10-3.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"php-pear-4.3.10-3.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Mandriva Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109) plugin ID 18597.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

MDKSA | Mandrake Linux Security Advisory:

2005:109

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

21841 - CentOS 3 / 4 : php (CESA-2005:564)
18655 - Debian DSA-745-1 : drupal - input validation errors
19195 - Debian DSA-746-1 : phpgroupware - input validation error
18662 - Debian DSA-747-1 : egroupware - input validation error
19532 - Debian DSA-789-1 : php4 - several vulnerabilities
18640 - Drupal XML-RPC for PHP Remote Code Injection
18624 - Fedora Core 3 : php-4.3.11-2.6 (2005-517)
18625 - Fedora Core 4 : php-5.0.4-10.3 (2005-518)
21379 - FreeBSD : postnuke -- multiple vulnerabilities (0274a9f1-0759-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)
18933 - FreeBSD : pear-XML_RPC -- arbitrary remote code execution (523fad14-eb9d-11d9-a8bd-000cf18bbe54)
19359 - FreeBSD : drupal -- PHP code execution vulnerabilities (f241641e-f5ea-11d9-a6db-000d608ed240)
18605 - GLSA-200507-01 : PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability
18606 - GLSA-200507-02 : WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities
18647 - GLSA-200507-06 : TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC
18656 - GLSA-200507-07 : phpWebSite: Multiple vulnerabilities
18666 - GLSA-200507-08 : phpGroupWare, eGroupWare: PHP script injection vulnerability
19211 - GLSA-200507-15 : PHP: Script injection through XML-RPC
20180 - phpAdsNew XML-RPC Library Remote Code Injection
18648 - RHEL 3 / 4 : php (RHSA-2005:564)
18600 - Serendipity XML-RPC for PHP Remote Code Injection
18805 - Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : PHP (SSA:2005-192-01)
20541 - Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : php4, php4-universe vulnerability (USN-147-1)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file mandrake_MDKSA-2005-109.nasl version 1.20. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php-pear (MDKSA-2005:109) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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