phpwcms act_formmailer.php and mail_file_form.php header injection
phpwcms-referer-security-bypass (26130)Description:
phpwcms is a Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP. phpwcms versions 1.2.5-DEV and prior and versions 1.1-RC4 and prior are vulnerable to header injection, caused by improper validation of the HTTP REFERER header by the act_formmailer.php and mail_file_form.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to use an affected system to send arbitrary email and spam messages.
Platforms Affected:
Data General: DG/UX Any version
Hewlett-Packard Company: HP-UX Any version
Hewlett-Packard Company: Tru64 UNIX Any version
IBM: AIX Any version
Linux: Linux Any version
Microsoft Corporation: Windows 95
Microsoft Corporation: Windows 98
Microsoft Corporation: Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Corporation: Windows Me
Microsoft Corporation: Windows XP
Microsoft Corporation: Windows 2000 Any version
Microsoft Corporation: Windows 2003 Any version
Microsoft Corporation: Windows NT 4.0
phpwcms: phpwcms 1.1-RC4 and prior
phpwcms: phpwcms 1.2.5-DEV and prior
Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.: SCO Unix Any version
SGI: IRIX Any version
Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris Any version
Wind River Systems, Inc.: BSD Any version
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the phpwcms Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
FrSIRT/ADV-2006-1556, phpwcms Remote Code Execution and Mail Form Security Bypass Vulnerabilities at http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1556.
phpwcms Forum, Fri Apr 21, 2006 16:11, Security Alert 1.2.6 CVS at http://www.phpwcms.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10958.
phpwcms Web site, phpwcms at http://www.phpwcms.de.
Standards associated with this entry:
CVE-2006-7020: CRLF injection vulnerability in (1) include/inc_act/act_formmailer.php and possibly (2) sample_ext_php/mail_file_form.php in phpwcms 1.2.5-DEV and earlier, and 1.1 before RC4, allows remote attackers to modify HTTP headers and send spam e-mail via a spoofed HTTP Referer (HTTP_REFERER).
Reported:
Apr 21, 2006
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