Etomite Content Management System todo.inc.php default backdoor
| etomite-default-backdoor (24254) |  High Risk |
Description:
Etomite Content Management System could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, due to a default backdoor in the manager/includes/todo.inc.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted URL to the tod.inc.php script that uses the cij parameter to pass malicious code to the popen() function, allowing the attacker to execute commands on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest beta release of Etomite (0.6.1 RTM or later), available from the Etomite Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 30 2006 - 16:15:07 CST: Etomite followup information.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jan 26 2006 - 19:06:45 CST: Etomite CMS "Backdoored".
- Etomite Web site: Etomite Content Management System - Home.
- Luca Ercoli Security Advisory: Etomite CMS "Backdoored".
- BID-16336: Etomite Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0325: Etomite Content Management System 0.6, and possibly earlier versions, when downloaded from the web site in January 2006 after January 10, contains a back door in manager/includes/todo.inc.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the cij parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 22693: Etomite todo.inc.php cij Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
- SA18556: Etomite "cij" Shell Command Execution Backdoor Security Issue
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0283: Etomite todo.inc.php Backdoor Remote Code Execution Security Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Etomite.org Etomite Content Management System 0.6.0
- Etomite.org Etomite Content Management System 0.6.1 RC3
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Reported:
Jan 20, 2006
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