miniCMS 1.10 install.php sitename code injection

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A vulnerability was found in miniCMS 1.10. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file install.php. This manipulation of the argument sitename as part of Parameter causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-18892. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in miniCMS 1.10 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file install.php. The manipulation of the argument sitename as part of a Parameter 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:

MiniCMS 1.10 allows execution of arbitrary PHP code via the install.php sitename parameter, which affects the site_name field in mc_conf.php.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was published 10/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18892 since 10/30/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 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:install.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-126384 and VDB-126383. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• miniCMS

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• 1.10

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• open-source

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