School Event Management System 1.0 controller.php?action=photos unrestricted upload
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in School Event Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file event/controller.php?action=photos. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-18793. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
Details
A vulnerability was found in School Event Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file event/controller.php?action=photos. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
School Event Management System 1.0 allows Arbitrary File Upload via event/controller.php?action=photos.
The bug was discovered 10/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2018 as EDB-ID 45723 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18793 since 10/28/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.
A public exploit has been developed by Ihsan Sencan and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit 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 18 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45723). The entries VDB-126954 and VDB-126953 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Unrestricted uploadCWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Ihsan Sencan
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
10/28/2018 🔍10/29/2018 🔍
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11/16/2018 🔍
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11/17/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: EDB-ID 45723Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-18793 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18793
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126952
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 11/17/2018 11:17Updated: 08/03/2025 22:06
Changes: 11/17/2018 11:17 (65), 04/13/2020 17:52 (1), 08/03/2025 22:06 (16)
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