Description
The Ploticus module in PhpWiki 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a device option in the edit[content] parameter to index.php/HeIp. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Phpwiki Ploticus Remote Code Execution
exploit/multi/http/phpwiki_ploticus_exec
Exploit-DB 1
- PhpWiki - Remote Command Execution EDB-34451 · webapps · Aug 28, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128031/PhpWiki-Ploticus-Command-Injection.html
- [oss-security] 20140829 Re: PHP-Wiki Command Injection mailing-list
- 110576 vdb-entry
- 34451 exploit
- [oss-security] 20140827 PHP-Wiki Command Injection mailing-list
- 20140827 PHP-Wiki Command Injection mailing-list
- 60293 third-party-advisory