PHPMyWind 5.5 admin/web_config.php varvalue code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHPMyWind 5.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin/web_config.php. This manipulation of the argument varvalue causes code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-17131. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PHPMyWind 5.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file admin/web_config.php. The manipulation of the argument varvalue with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

admin/web_config.php in PHPMyWind 5.5 allows Admin users to execute arbitrary code via the varvalue field.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2018. The weakness was presented 09/17/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17131 since 09/16/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 33 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/web_config.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.

See VDB-124126, VDB-124125, VDB-124124 and VDB-124122 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2018 🔍
09/16/2018 +31 days 🔍
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03/24/2020 +554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17131 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124123
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2018 09:20
Updated: 03/24/2020 13:11
Changes: 09/17/2018 09:20 (57), 03/24/2020 13:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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