go-pear.php PEAR PHP proxy redirection
| gopear-proxy-redirection (24076) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The go-pear.php script, when located inside the Web root directory, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious proxy server to the go-pear.php script, which would redirect the server to an attacker-controlled server from which to install PEAR packages.
Note: The go-pear.php script is installed by default with the Apache2Triad package.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP, GO-Pear.php 0.2.2
- Vlad Alexa Mancini, Apache2Triad
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache2Triad (1.4.4 or later), available from the Apache2Triad Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apache2Triad Web site, Apache2Triad Insecure PEAR Installer Security Issue at http://apache2triad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=14670.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jan 08 2006 - 21:42:03 CST, New PEAR / Apache2Triad Exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0159.html.
- go-pear.org, go-pear.php at http://go-pear.org/.
- BID-16174: PHP PEAR Go-Pear.PHP Arbitrary Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0144: The proxy server feature in go-pear.php in PHP PEAR 0.2.2, as used in Apache2Triad, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by redirecting go-pear.php to a malicious proxy server that provides a modified version of Tar.php with a malicious extractModify function.
- SA18390: Apache2Triad Insecure PEAR Installer Security Issue
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0148: Apache2Triad Go-pear Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 08, 2006
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