[PT-2011-02] PHP code Injection in Kayako Support Suite

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(PT-2011-02) Positive Technologies Security Advisory 
PHP code Injection in Kayako Support Suite
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---[ Vulnerable software ]

Kayako Support Suite 
Version: 3.70.02-stable and earlier

Application link: 
http://www.kayako.com/

---[ Severity level ]

Severity level:  High 
Impact:  Arbitrary PHP code execution 
Access Vector:   Network exploitable 
CVSS v2: 
Base Score: 6.5 
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVE: not assigned

---[ Software description ]

Kayako Support Suite is a HelpDesk system.

---[ Vulnerability description ]

Positive Research Center has discovered PHP code injection vulnerability in Kayako Support Suite.

Application insufficiently verifies incoming data received via template editing form. 
An attacker with administration privileges can inject arbitrary PHP code via template editing feature with an 
expression like: <<??arbitary_php_code??>> 
Here is an example of URL script used for template editing: 
http://example.com/support/admin/index.php?_m=core&_a=edittemplate&templateid=11&templateupdate=register 
The code is executed as user reqests from the page with modified template.

---[ How to fix ]

Update your software up to the v4 

---[ Advisory status ]

25.11.2011 - Vendor is notified 
25.11.2011 - Vendor gets vulnerability details 
25.08.2011 - Vendor releases fixed version and details 
29.12.2011 - Public disclosure

---[ Credits ]

The vulnerability was discovered by Alexander Zaitsev, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)

---[ References ]

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2011-02

Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:

http://www.ptsecurity.com/advisory1.aspx 
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/

---[ About Positive Technologies ]

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