Elabftw 1.8.5 File Upload EntityController.php POST Request command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elabftw 1.8.5. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /app/controllers/EntityController.php of the component File Upload. Such manipulation as part of POST Request leads to command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-12185. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elabftw 1.8.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file /app/controllers/EntityController.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation as part of a POST Request leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

eLabFTW 1.8.5 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the /app/controllers/EntityController.php component. This may result in remote command execution. An attacker can use a user account to fully compromise the system using a POST request. This will allow for PHP files to be written to the web root, and for code to execute on the remote server.

The bug was discovered 05/20/2019. The weakness was published 05/20/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-12185 since 05/19/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:app/controllers/EntityController.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 (46869). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: incidentsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-12185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135260
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2019 08:08
Updated: 08/18/2025 02:47
Changes: 05/20/2019 08:08 (53), 06/13/2020 21:32 (1), 09/23/2023 09:07 (3), 08/18/2025 02:47 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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