MyLittleAdmin 3.8 Management Tool machineKey input validation
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in MyLittleAdmin 3.8. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Management Tool. The manipulation of the argument machineKey results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-13166. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MyLittleAdmin 3.8. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Management Tool. The manipulation of the argument machineKey with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The management tool in MyLittleAdmin 3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because machineKey is hardcoded (the same for all customers' installations) in web.config, and can be used to send serialized ASP code.
The weakness was presented 05/19/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-13166 since 05/19/2020. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional.
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 (48513). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
05/19/2020 🔍05/19/2020 🔍
05/20/2020 🔍
04/05/2025 🔍
Sources
Status: Not definedCVE: CVE-2020-13166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-13166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155448
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 05/20/2020 07:11Updated: 04/05/2025 20:57
Changes: 05/20/2020 07:11 (35), 05/20/2020 07:16 (17), 06/26/2024 18:10 (21), 04/05/2025 20:57 (5)
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