AimStats process.php command execution

aimstats-process-command-execution (33742)

High Risk

Description:

AimStats could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request to the process.php script using the number or databasehost parameter, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary 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:	5.4
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Workaround
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of AimStats (3.3 or later), available from the AimStats Web site. See References.

References:

• AimStats Web site: AimStats Open Source AIM Link Tracker.
• BID-23573: AimStats Process.PHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
• CVE-2007-2167: Static code injection vulnerability in process.php in AimStats 3.2 allows remote attackers to inject PHP code into config.php via the number parameter in an update action.
• CVE-2007-2168: Static code injection vulnerability in process.php in AimStats 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject PHP code into config.php via the databasehost parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
• OSVDB ID: 35005: AimStats process.php Multiple Variable Arbitrary PHP Code Injection
• SA24955: AimStats "process.php" PHP Code Injection
• VUPEN/ADV-2007-1447: AimStats process.php Multiple Parameter Remote PHP Code Injection Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• Brant Tedeschi AimStats 3.2

Reported:

Apr 18, 2007

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