CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in HongCMS 3.0.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file admin/index.php/language/ajax?action=delete. The manipulation of the argument file
with the input value ../
leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
HongCMS 3.0.0 allows arbitrary file deletion via a ../ in the file parameter to admin/index.php/language/ajax?action=delete.
The bug was discovered 07/31/2018. The weakness was published 09/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16774 since 09/09/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/31/2018 🔍09/09/2018 🔍
09/10/2018 🔍
09/10/2018 🔍
09/10/2018 🔍
03/22/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-16774 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/10/2018 07:37Updated: 03/22/2020 08:40
Changes: 09/10/2018 07:37 (59), 03/22/2020 08:40 (1)
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