CVE-2008-2520 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in BigACE via URL parameters when register_globals is enabled.
- 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-2008-2520?
CVE-2008-2520 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in BigACE 2.4, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) GLOBALS[_BIGACE][DIR][addon] parameter to (a) addon/smarty/plugins/function.captcha.php and (b) system/classes/sql/AdoDBConnection.php; and the (2) GLOBALS[_BIGACE][DIR][admin] parameter to (c) item_information.php and (d) jstree.php in system/application/util/, and (e) system/admin/plugins/menu/menuTree/plugin.php, different vectors than CVE-2006-4423.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bigace Bigace.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2520 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-2008-2520 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2520 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfp2-4wxc-f3jf.