PT-2007-3595 · Bibtex · Bibtex

Published 2007-04-25 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2007-2260

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions bibtex mase beta version 2.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the bibtexrootrel parameter to various PHP files, including "unavailable.php", "source.php", "log.php", "latex.php", "indexinfo.php", "index.php", "importinfo.php", "import.php", "examplefile.php", "clearinfo.php", "clear.php", "aboutinfo.php", and "about.php".

Recommendations For bibtex mase beta version 2.0, consider restricting access to the bibtexrootrel parameter in the affected PHP files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the bibtexrootrel parameter in the specified API endpoints, such as "unavailable.php", "source.php", "log.php", "latex.php", "indexinfo.php", "index.php", "importinfo.php", "import.php", "examplefile.php", "clearinfo.php", "clear.php", "aboutinfo.php", and "about.php", to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-2260

Affected Products

Bibtex

References · 16

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2260 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/35626 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35628 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2624 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35623 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35627 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35624 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35631 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35633 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35630 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35621 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35622 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35629 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/466683/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35632 · Note