PHP Scripts Mall Professional Service Script review_userwise.php ID Path path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP Scripts Mall Professional Service Script. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admin/review_userwise.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID as part of Parameter results in path traversal (Path). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-17924. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHP Scripts Mall Professional Service Script (Programming Language Software) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the file admin/review_userwise.php. The manipulation of the argument id as part of a Parameter leads to a path traversal vulnerability (Path). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

PHP Scripts Mall Professional Service Script allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive full-path information via the id parameter to admin/review_userwise.php.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2017. The weakness was published 12/27/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17924 since 12/26/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/review_userwise.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-111106, VDB-111107, VDB-111108 and VDB-111109. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Programming Language Software

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• PHP Scripts Mall

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• Professional Service Script

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.phpscriptsmall.com/

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