Vanilla <= 1.1.4 Input Validation Vulnerabilities	August 19, 2008
Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible web based discussion forum. Unfortunately there are a couple of issues within Vanilla that allow for a malicious user to steal client based credentials such as cookies. These issues include both script injection and cross site scripting. An updated version of Vanilla has been released and users should upgrade their Vanilla installation as soon as possible.
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SunShop <= 4.1.4 SQL Injection	August 18, 2008
SunShop shopping cart is a full featured ecommerce solution written in php that allows for web masters to run their own online ecommerce operation. Unfortunately there are a number of SQL Injection issues in SunShop that allow for an attacker to have arbitrary access to the SunShop database where they can access information such as customer and administrator details. An updated version of SunShop has been released to address these issues, and users should upgrade soon.
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PHP Live Helper Multiple Vulnerabilities	August 16, 2008
PHP Live Helper is an online support system written in php that allows the visitors of a website to interact in real time with the site owners. There are a number of issues in PHP Live Helper that allow for several different attacks such as SQL Injection, Variable Overwriting, and remote code execution. The issues require no authentication to exploit, and users are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
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Kayako SupportSuite <= 3.20.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities	August 9, 2008
Kayako SupportSuite is a very popular online eSupport application that consists of several well known Kayako products such as Kayako LiveResponse and Kayako eSupport. Unfortunately there are several security issues in Kayako SupportSuite that may allow for an attacker to gain access to a staff account and then escalate their privileges to administrator. These issues include Cross Site Scripting, Script Injection, and SQL Injection. All of these issues are resolved in Kayako SupportSuite 3.30 and users should upgrade as soon as possible.
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e107 <= 0.7.11 Arbitrary Variable Overwriting	August 7, 2008
e107 is a popular full featured content management system written in php. Unfortunately e107 suffers from an arbitrary variable overwriting issue within it's download.php file that allows a number of possible attacks to happen including, but possibly not limited to, arbitrary php code execution and SQL Injection. No authentication is required to exploit the issue and it can be exploited regardless of php magic quotes settings. All users are encouraged to upgrade their e107 installations as soon as possible.
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Plogger <= 3.0 SQL Injection	August 4, 2008
Plogger is a popular online gallery tool written in php that allows users to create an online gallery. It is vulnerable to SQL Injection issues, which also allow for arbitrary file disclosure since certain data from the returned SQL results is used as a filename argument when calling file_get_contents(). Together these issues can be used to completely take over the vulnerable Plogger application. All users should upgrade thier Plogger installations as soon as possible.
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Pligg <= 9.9.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities	July 31, 2008
Pligg is a popular open source, full featured, content management system written in php. There are a number of vulnerabilities within Pligg that allow for remote file enumeration, file inclusion, cross site scripting, and sql injection. When combined these issues allow for remote code execution on the affected installation via arbitrary php code placed within template files once admin credentials are gained via SQL Injection.
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Gregarius <= 0.5.4 SQL Injection	July 30, 2008
Gregarius is a popular web-based RSS/RDF/ATOM feed aggregator written in php. There are some SQL Injection issues in Gregarius that allow for the disclosure of database contents and ultimately the complete compromise of the Gregarius installation via exposed admin credentials. It is advised that Gregarius users update their Gregarius installations as soon as possible.
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ViArt Shop <= 3.5 SQL Injection	July 29, 2008
ViArt Shop is a full featured online ecommerce solution written in php. There is a high risk SQL Injection in ViArt that allows for an attacker to take over the ViArt installation. This vulnerability is present regardless of magic_quotes configuration. An updated version of ViArt has been released and all users are encouraged to upgrade thier ViArt installation as soon as possible.
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JamRoom Authentication Bypass	July 28, 2008
Jamroom is a popular online social media cms used to host artist sites and create music communities. It is vulnerable to a flaw in datatype comparison that allows for an attacker to bypass the authentication process completely and gain access to any account with only a username. This vulnerability has been patched in the latest version of JamRoom and all users are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
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Mambo Authentication Bypass	October 4, 2006
Mambo is a popular Open Source Content Management System released under the GNU General Public license (GNU GPL). There are unfortunately some serious flaws in Mambo's login feature that allow for authentication bypass. This can be used to access arbitrary accounts, but even worse can be used to eventually install harmful modules and execute arbitrary php code on the server running Mambo. The Mambo team have committed fixes for these issues to SVN, and patches are available from the official Mambo website. Users are encouraged to patch the vulnerable functionality or update their Mambo installation as soon as possible.
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HAMweather Remote Code Execution	September 30, 2006
HAMWeather is a popular weather forecasting software that allows webmasters to display detailed weather forecasts and statistics on their websites. Unfortunately some of the features within HAMweather allow for an attacker to inject arbitrary php into the application and successfully execute arbitrary code. Also, because magic_quotes_gpc and register_globals settings are irrelevant when exploiting this issue it makes it that much easier for an attacker to get a remote shell on the host and possibly mount further attacks on the underlying server. An updated version of HAMweather has been released and all users are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
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CakePHP Framework Arbitrary File Access	September 21, 2006
CakePHP is a RAD (Rapid Application Framework) framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like ActiveRecord, Association Data Mapping, Front Controller and MVC. Unfortunately CakePHP is vulnerable to an arbitrary file access vulnerability due to unsafe use of the readfile function that allows for an attacker to read any file on the system that the webserver has read access to. This could be used to read password files or sensitive configuration data etc. An updated version of CakePHP has been released and users encouraged to upgrade their CakePHP installations as soon as possible.
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X-Cart Arbitrary Code Execution	September 18, 2006
X-Cart is a commercial web based eCommerce solution written in PHP and MySQL that allows for webmasters to host an online marketplace. Unfortunately an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary php code on an X-Cart installation by overwriting key configuration variables. However, because the vulnerability allows for any variables to be overwritten other attacks such as SQL Injection are probably possible as well. Qualiteam have released an updated version of their X-Cart software, and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible or delete the cmpi.php script that resides within the payments directory.
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Claroline Arbitrary File Inclusion	September 14, 2006
Claroline is a popular online Open Source e-Learning application used to allow teachers or education organizations to create and administrate courses through the web. Claroline is also used as the framework for other e-Learning applications such as Dokeos. Unfortunately Claroline is vulnerable to a file inclusion issue when register globals is on which may allow for an attacker to read or execute arbitrary files. Some frameworks that use Claroline (such as Dokeos) are also vulnerable to the issues mentioned here. An updated version of Claroline has been released and users should upgrade immediately and disable register_globals if possible.
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CubeCart Multiple Vulnerabilities	August 28, 2006
CubeCart is a very popular web application written in php that allows for an individual to open up a fully functioning online ecommerce service. Unfortunately CubeCart is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting attacks, SQL Injection attacks, and possible remote code execution due to an attacker being able to include arbitrary php code. An updated version of CubeCart has been released and all users are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
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osCommerce Multiple Vulnerabilities	August 17, 2006
osCommerce is one of the most popular open source ecommerce web applications ever written. osCommerce allows webmasters to open a fully functioning online marketplace with little effort. Unfortunately there have been several new vulnerabilities discovered in the latest versions of osCommerce. These issues may allow for an attacker to gather arbitrary information from the database such as credit card information, user login information, or personal information. There are also issues with some of osCommerce's file handling functionality that may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive data. The osCommerce team have released updates to address these vulnerabilities and all users are encouraged to upgrade their osCommerce installations as soon as possible.
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Zen Cart Multiple Vulnerabilities	August 15, 2006
Zen Cart is a descendant of the popular osCommerce project, and like osCommerce Zen Cart is one of the most popular open source ecommerce systems in the world. Unfortunately Zen Cart is vulnerable to quite a number of different attacks, and in some circumstances may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying web server with the rights of the httpd process. In addition to remote code execution several different SQL Injection attacks may be possible. The Zen Cart developers have commited fixes for these issues to CVS and an updated version of Zen Cart will be released soon to address the issues. All users should upgrade their Zen Cart installation as soon as possible.
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SquirrelMail Arbitrary Variable Overwriting	August 11, 2006
SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in php. It includes built-in pure PHP support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols. Unfortunately there is a fairly serious variable handling issue in one of the core SquirrelMail scripts that can allow an attacker to take control of variables used within the script, and influence functions and actions within the script. This is due to the unsafe handling of "expired sessions" when composing a message. An updated version of SquirrelMail can be downloaded from their official website. Users are advised to update their SquirrelMail installations as soon as possible.
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PHPLib Remote Code Execution	March 5, 2006
The PHP Base Library aka PHPLib is a toolkit for PHP developers supporting them in the development of Web applications. The phpLib codebase can be found in a number of applications available today. Unfortunately some of the session emulation code is vulnerable to SQL Injection issues that in a worst case scenario can lead to remote code execution by using UNION and selecting arbitrary php code into an eval call. A new version og PHPLib has been released and users should upgrade their PHPLib libraries as soon as possible.
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Gallery 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities	March 2, 2006
Gallery2, the open source web based photo album organizer is one of the most popular php web applications available today. Gallery2 suffers from a number of vulnerabilities including IP Spoofing via X_FORWARDED_FOR that may allow a malicious user to hide their identity, script injection via the faulty X_FORWARDED_FOR implementation, and also arbitrary file access which could ultimately lead to the deletion of arbitrary files on the webserver. A new version of Gallery 2 has been released and users should upgrade their Gallery 2 installations.
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phpRPC Library Remote Code Execution	February 26, 2006
phpRPC is meant to be an easy to use xmlrpc library. phpRPC is greatly simplified with the use of database/rpc-protocol abstraction. It should run on any php server with most data bases. Unfortunately, there is a easily exploitable remote php code execution vulnerability in the phpRPC library that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected webserver. This vulnerability, like previously discovered vulnerabilities in various implementations of the XMLRPC protocol is possible because of unsanitized data being passed to an eval call. This of course could ultimately lead to a compromise of the under lying web server, and disclosure of sensitive data.
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Mambo Multiple Vulnerabilities	February 24, 2006
Mambo is a popular Open Source Content Management System released under the GNU General Public license (GNU GPL). There are a number of security issues in Mambo which allows for SQL Injection, Authentication Bypass, and possible remote code execution via local file inclusion. There has been an updated version of Mambo released and all users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. Also, please note that these vulnerabilities are NOT related to any worms currently taking advantage of vulnerable Mambo installations.
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PEAR LiveUser File Access Vulnerabilities	February 21, 2006
LiveUser is a user authentication and permission management framework that is part of php's PEAR Library. LiveUser has many different features, including the ability to remember a user via cookies. Unfortunately there is an issue with how extracted cookie data is handled by the LiveUser library within the remember feature which makes it possible for an attacker to gain access to, and even delete potentially sensitive files on the webserver. An updated version of the LiveUser framework has been released, and users are advised to upgrade to LiveUser 0.16.9
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Geeklog Remote Code Execution	February 19, 2006
Geeklog is one of the most popular content management systems available today. Geeklog unfortunately is vulnerable to a number of different attacks such as SQL Injection, and arbitrary file inclusion. These attacks can be combined to ultimately execute code on the vulnerable web server in a very reliable manner. According to the developers these issues affect pretty much every version of Geeklog ever released, so users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of Geeklog which is Geeklog 1.4.0sr1 and 1.3.11sr4
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