SeaCMS 12.9 phomebak.php Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SeaCMS 12.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the file phomebak.php. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-40522. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SeaCMS 12.9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file phomebak.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-40522 since 07/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:phomebak.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 EUVD (EUVD-2024-38501). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Timelineinfo

07/05/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitee.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-40522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271375
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2024 18:09
Updated: 06/15/2025 10:57
Changes: 07/12/2024 18:09 (51), 07/13/2024 11:28 (11), 03/14/2025 17:09 (2), 06/15/2025 10:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:349:103

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