K+B-Bestellsystem kb_whois.cgi command execution

kbbestellsystem-kbwhois-command-execution (38635) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

K+B-Bestellsystem could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the kb_whois.cgi script when the action parameter is set to check_owner. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary shell commands using the domain and tld parameters containing a semi-colon character (;), which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the Web server.

Platforms Affected:

  • amensa-soft, K+B-Bestellsystem

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • amensa-soft Web site, K+B-Bestellsystem at http://www.amensa-soft.de/kb-b2.shtml. (Web site is in German)
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 22 2007 - 05:19:29 CST , Remote Shell Command Execution in "KB-Bestellsystem" (amensa-soft.de) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0317.html.
  • BID-26541: amensa-soft K+B-Bestellsystem KB_Whois.CGI Multiple Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-6176: kb_whois.cgi in K+B-Bestellsystem (aka KB-Bestellsystem) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) domain or (2) tld parameter in a check_owner action.
  • SA27782: K+B-Bestellsystem "domain"/"tld" Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Nov 22, 2007

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