|
DirectAdmin Database Backup and Restore Vulnerabilities
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA34861
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2009-04-24
|
|
Last Update:
|
2009-05-12
|
|
Popularity:
|
1,676 views
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Less critical
|
|
Impact:
|
Privilege escalation
|
|
Where:
|
Local system
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Vendor Patch
|
|
| Software: | DirectAdmin 1.x
|
|
|
Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
|
Available in Secunia business solutions 
|
|
|
Subscribe:
|
Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities
|
|
| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
|
Description:
A security issue and a vulnerability have been reported in DirectAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
1) The application creates temporary files in an insecure manner when handling database backup requests sent to "CMD_DB". This can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges via symlink attacks.
2) Input passed via the "name" parameter to "CMD_DB" (when "action" is set to "restore") is not properly sanitised before being used to execute shell commands. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell meta characters.
The security issue and the vulnerability are reported in versions prior to 1.33.4.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
|
|
|
Track this Secunia Advisory
|
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.
Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.
|
|
|
About this Secunia Advisory
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
