Tiki Wiki unserialize() PHP Code Execution
Description
This module exploits a php unserialize() vulnerability in Tiki Wiki <= 8.3 which could be abused to allow unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary code under the context of the webserver user. The dangerous unserialize() exists in the 'tiki-print_multi_pages.php' script, which is called with user controlled data from the 'printpages' parameter. The exploit abuses the __destruct() method from the Zend_Pdf_ElementFactory_Proxy class to write arbitrary PHP code to a file on the Tiki Wiki web directory. In order to run successfully three conditions must be satisfied (1) display_errors php setting must be On to disclose the filesystem path of Tiki Wiki, (2) The Tiki Wiki Multiprint feature must be enabled to exploit the unserialize() and (3) a php version older than 5.3.4 must be used to allow poison null bytes in filesystem related functions. The exploit has been tested successfully on Ubuntu 9.10 and Tiki Wiki 8.3.
Author(s)
- EgiX
- juan vazquez <juan.vazquez@metasploit.com>
Platform
PHP
Architectures
php
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/tikiwiki_unserialize_exec
msf exploit(tikiwiki_unserialize_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(tikiwiki_unserialize_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(tikiwiki_unserialize_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(tikiwiki_unserialize_exec) > exploit
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