Code Injection in Debian Linux

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU40407

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3153

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

SPIP 2.x before 2.1.19, 3.0.x before 3.0.22, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by adding content, related to the filtrer_entites function.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 7.0 - 8.0

SPIP: 2.0.0 - 8.0

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3518
http://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-CRITIQUE-de-securite-Sortie-de-SPIP-3-1-1-SPIP-3-0-22-et-SPIP-2-1.html?lang=fr
http://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/22911

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.