CVE-2006-0144 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by exploiting the proxy server feature in the PEAR installer to load malicious code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0144?

CVE-2006-0144 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The proxy server feature in go-pear.php in PHP PEAR 0.2.2, as used in Apache2Triad, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by redirecting go-pear.php to a malicious proxy server that provides a modified version of Tar.php with a malicious extractModify function.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0144?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache2triad Apache2triad, Php Pear.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2006-0144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j5qr-fr9w-5pj5.

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