SeaCMS 13.0 admin_editplayer.php code injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SeaCMS 13.0. This affects an unknown part of the file admin_editplayer.php. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-42598. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SeaCMS 13.0. This affects some unknown functionality of the file admin_editplayer.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SeaCMS 13.0 has a remote code execution vulnerability. The reason for this vulnerability is that although admin_editplayer.php imposes restrictions on edited files, attackers can still bypass these restrictions and write code, allowing authenticated attackers to exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and gain system privileges.

The advisory is shared at gitee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42598 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin_editplayer.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.

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• Content Management System

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• SeaCMS

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• 13.0

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• free

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