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STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041224-21] File extensions restriction bypass vulnerability in GNUBoard

From: <advisory () stgsecurity com>
Date: 3 Jan 2005 07:42:02 -0000



STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041224-21] File extensions restriction bypass
vulnerability in GNUBoard.

Revision 1.0
Date Published: 2004-12-24 (KST)
Last Update: 2005-01-03
Disclosed by SSR Team (advisory () stgsecurity com)


Summary
========
GNUBoard is one of widely used web BBS applications in Korea.  However, an
input validation flaw can cause malicious attackers to run arbitrary
commands with the privilege of the HTTPD process, which is typically run as
the nobody user.



Vulnerability Class
===================
Implementation Error: Input validation flaw

Impact
======
High : arbitrary command execution.

Affected Products
================
GNUBoard 3.40 and prior

Vendor Status: NOT FIXED
========================
2004-12-09 Vulnerability found
2004-12-09 Vendor contacted and confirmed.
2005-01-03 Official release.

Details
=======
Implementation of check every file extension of upload files is
case-sensitive. Bypassing this mechanism, malicious attackers can upload
arbitrary script files (php, pl, cgi, etc) to a web server.

gbupdate.php (107 line)
- ----
// &#49892;&#54665;&#44032;&#45733;&#54620; &#49828;&#53356;&#47549;&#53944; &#54869;&#51109;&#51088;
$source = array ("/\.php/", "/\.htm/", "/\.cgi/", "/\.pl/");
$target = array (".phpx", ".htmx", ".cgix", ".plx");
- ----

gbupdate.php (142 line)
- ----
 // php_x &#50752; &#44057;&#51008; &#48169;&#48277;&#51004;&#47196; &#49828;&#53356;&#47549;&#53944; 
&#49892;&#54665;&#51012; &#54616;&#51648; &#47803;&#54616;&#44172; &#54616;&#50688;&#51004;&#45208; abc.php._x
&#45716; &#49892;&#54665;&#46104;&#45716; &#48260;&#44536;&#44032; &#51080;&#51020;
 $filename = preg_replace($source, $target, $filename);
 // &#51217;&#46160;&#49324;&#47484; &#48537;&#51064; &#54028;&#51068;&#47749;
 $upload[$i] = $prefix . $filename;
 $dest_file = "./data/file/$bo_table/$upload[$i]";
- ----

malicious attackers can upload [attack].PHP.rar, [attack].pHp.rar, etc.

Solution
=========
modify 108th line of gbupdate.php as following
$source = array ("/\.php/i", "/\.htm/i", "/\.cgi/i", "/\.pl/i");

Vendor URL
==========
http://www.sir.co.kr/

Credits
======
Jeremy Bae at STG Security

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