Description
Argument injection vulnerability in certain PHP 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x applications, when used with sendmail and when accepting remote input for the additional_parameters argument to the mail function, allows remote attackers to read and create arbitrary files via the sendmail -C and -X arguments. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a class of technology-specific vulnerability, instead of a particular instance; if so, then this should not be included in CVE.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHP 4.x/5.0/5.1 with Sendmail Mail Function - 'additional_param' Arbitrary File Creation EDB-27334 · local · Feb 28, 2006 · verified
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References
- 20060301 Re: (PHP) mb_send_mail security bypass mailing-list
- 16878 vdb-entry
- 19979 third-party-advisory
- 517 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:024 vendor-advisory