PHPMailer SendmailSend command execution
| phpmailer-sendmailsend-command-execution (34818) |  High Risk |
Description:
PHPMailer could allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the SendmailSend function in the class.phpmailer.php script. If PHPMailer is configured to use sendmail, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Note: IPplan, Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase, and other applications implementing the PHPMailer class are vulnerable to this issue.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- KnowledgeRoot, Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase prior to 0.9.8.3
- Mambo LaiThai, Mambo LaiThai 4.5.5 and prior
- Mamboserver, Mambo 4.6.2 and prior
- SourceForge, IPplan prior to 4.86
- SourceForge, PHPMailer 1.73 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHPMailer (1.73 or later), available from the PHPMailer Web site. See References.
For Mambo LaiThai:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mambo LaiThai (4.5.6 or later), available from SourceForge.net: Files. See References.
For IPplan:
Upgrade to the latest version of IPplan (4.86 or later), available from the SourceForge.net: Files Web site. See References.
For Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase:
Upgrade to the latest version of Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase (0.9.8.3 or later), available from the SourceForge.net : Files Knowledgeroot Web site. See References.
For Debian/GNU Linux:
Refer to DSA 1315-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 11 2007 - 12:46:16 CDT , PHPMailer command execution at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-06/0137.html.
- DSA 1315-1, New libphp-phpmailer packages fix arbitrary shell command execution at http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00076.html.
- Mambo Web site, Mambo 4.6.3 Released! at http://source.mambo-foundation.org/content/view/134/1/.
- PHPMailer Web site, PHPMailer - full featured email transfer class for PHP at http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/.
- SourceForge.net : Files Knowledgeroot, Knowledgeroot - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 0.9.8.3 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=517428&group_id=157374.
- SourceForge.net: Files, IPplan IP address management system - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: Release 4.86 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=32122&release_id=74941.
- SourceForge.net: Files, MamboLaiThai - File Release Notes and Changelog - Mambo LaiThai Global 4.5.6 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=192544&release_id=571300.
- BID-24417: PHPMailer Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3215: PHPMailer 1.7, when configured to use sendmail, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters in the SendmailSend function in class.phpmailer.php.
- DSA-1315: libphp-phpmailer -- missing input validation
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2161: PHPMailer SendmailSend() Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2267: Knowledgeroot Security Update Fixes PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability
- SA25626: PHPMailer "Sender" Arbitrary Command Execution
- SA25758: Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase PHPMailer "Sender" Command Execution
- SA28652: Mambo LaiThai Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 11, 2007
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