Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:22:38 -0400 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: roundcube security bug Message-ID: <gp2jil$5j7$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <94136a2c0903090036q51d569dfk4a58ef0f8cceab05@mail.gmail.com>
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Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > hello, > > I strongly advise anyone who has the mail/roundcube port or software > installed to be careful as it has a security bug (and I do not know > where to report it). It allows people to remotely place a trojan on > /tmp and use it. They do it like this: > > 213.96.25.30 - - [05/Mar/2009:19:22:14 +0100] "POST > /roundcube/bin/html2text.php HTTP/1.0" 406 > and as a result a non-empty directory /tmp/guestbook.ntr/ is created > and a file /tmp/guestbook.php > > This html2text.php file has been used by an attacker on my system (at > least I think so). I have removed the port and since then I have had > no trouble, although they have been scanning for this file as I can > read in the logs. > > Yours, > I have an eCommerce store and sometimes up to about two thirds of the script kiddie runs include a search for roundcube. So it is highly sought after active vulnerability for compromising web sites. I don't use it myself so it has no effect on my site, but I am seeing the traffic. -Mike
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