Inout Search Engine admin/create_engine.php code execution
| inout-searchengine-create-code-execution (34563) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Inout Search Engine could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the admin/create_engine.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted URL request to the admin/create_engine.php script to execute arbitrary code 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: | 6.3 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 28 2007 - 11:03:59 CDT : Inout Meta Searh engine Remote Code Execution.
- Inout Search Engine Web site: Inout Scripts, Inout Mailing List Manager, Inout Search Engine.
- BID-24189: Inout Metasearch Engine Create_Engine.PHP Remote PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
- BID-24199: Inout Metasearch Engine Cookie Forgery Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2988: A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
- OSVDB ID: 42034: Inout Meta Search Engine Failed Admin Auth Redirect PHP Code Injection
Platforms Affected:
- inoutscripts.com Inout Search Engine
Reported:
May 28, 2007
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