PHP Scripts Mall Schools Alert Management Script img.php f path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in PHP Scripts Mall Schools Alert Management Script. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file img.php. The manipulation of the argument f as part of Parameter leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-12054. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in PHP Scripts Mall Schools Alert Management Script (Programming Language Software) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file img.php. The manipulation of the argument f as part of a Parameter 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Arbitrary File Read exists in PHP Scripts Mall Schools Alert Management Script via the f parameter in img.php, aka absolute path traversal.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2018. The weakness was published 06/08/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12054 since 06/08/2018. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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:img.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44874). Similar entries are available at VDB-119286, VDB-119284, VDB-119283 and VDB-119282. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Programming Language Software

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• PHP Scripts Mall

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• Schools Alert Management Script

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• free

Website

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

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