HAMweather template.php code execution
| hamweather-template-code-execution (29304) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
HAMweather could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code caused by a vulnerability in the eval function calls. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the template.php script in the do_parse_code() function to inject a malicious code file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- HAMweather, HAMweather prior to 3.9.8.4
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of HAMweather (version 3.9.8.4 or later), available from the HAMweather Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- GulTech Research And Development September 30, 2006, HAMweather Remote Code Execution at http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00115-09302006.
- HAMweather Web site, HAMweather at http://www.hamweather.com/.
- BID-20311: HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5185: Eval injection vulnerability in Template.php in HAMweather 3.9.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified query string, which is supplied to an eval function call within the do_parse_code function.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3881: HAMweather do_parse_code() Function Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
- SA22242: HAMweather "do_parse_code" Command Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 30, 2006
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