GForge cvsweb.php command execution
| gforge-cvsweb-command-execution (34510) |  High Risk |
Description:
GForge could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the cvsweb.php script using the PATH_INFO parameter, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the system with www-data user privileges.
*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:
Refer to GForge Revision 6038 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian/GNU Linux:
Refer to DSA-1297-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- GForge Revision 6038: GForge CDE: GForge: SCM Repository.
- GForge Web site: GForge helps you manage the entire development life cycle.
- BID-24141: GForge Unspecified Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0246: plugins/scmcvs/www/cvsweb.php in the CVSWeb CGI in GForge 4.5.16 before 20070524, aka gforge-plugin-scmcvs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the PATH_INFO.
- DSA-1297: gforge-plugin-scmcvs -- missing input sanitising
- SA25395: GForge cvsweb.php Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1942: GForge PATH_INFO Variable Processing Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- GForge GForge 4.5.16
Reported:
May 25, 2007
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