SeaCMS 13.0 admin_files.php access control

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A vulnerability has been found in SeaCMS 13.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file admin_files.php. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-42599. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SeaCMS 13.0. This affects an unknown part of the file admin_files.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. 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_files.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.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42599 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin_files.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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