FootPrints transcriptFile and LOADFILE command execution
| footprints-transcriptfile-command-execution (39810) |  High Risk |
Description:
Numara FootPrints could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the open() function in the /MRcgi/MRchat.pl and /MRcgi/MRABLoad2.pl scripts. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request using a pipe character (|) in the transcriptFile or LOADFILE parameter to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 10 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For FootPrints 8.0 - 8.0a:
Upgrade to the latest version of FootPrints (8.1 or later), available from the Numara Software Web site. See References.
For FootPrints 7.5a - 7.5a1:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (patch_2008-01-17_75a1_security_fixes.zip), available from the Numara Software Web site. See References.
References:
- Numara Software Web site: security update for Footprints versions 7.5a through 7.5a1.
- BID-27373: Numara FootPrints 'MRchat.pl' and 'MRABLoad2.pl' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-7158: Numara FootPrints 7.5a through 7.5a1 and 8.0 through 8.0a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) transcriptFile parameter to MRcgi/MRchat.pl or (2) LOADFILE parameter to MRcgi/MRABLoad2.pl. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA28390: Numara FootPrints Arbitrary Command Execution
Platforms Affected:
- Numara Software FootPrints 7.5a - 7.5a1
- Numara Software FootPrints 8.0 - 8.0a
Reported:
Jan 17, 2008
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