CodeAstro Complaint Management System 1.0 mess-view.php code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CodeAstro Complaint Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file mess-view.php. The manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-55505. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CodeAstro Complaint Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file mess-view.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. CVE summarizes:

An issue in CodeAstro Complaint Management System v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the mess-view.php component.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-55505 since 12/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/05/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

By approaching the search of inurl:mess-view.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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/06/2024 🔍
12/18/2024 +12 days 🔍
12/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2025 +108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: codeastro.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-55505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-55505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288924

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2024 23:57
Updated: 04/05/2025 07:54
Changes: 12/18/2024 23:57 (51), 04/05/2025 07:54 (3)
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