Fyffe PHP-Twitter-Clone 1.0 follow.php userid sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Fyffe PHP-Twitter-Clone 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file follow.php. The manipulation of the argument userid leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-25362. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Fyffe PHP-Twitter-Clone 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file follow.php. The manipulation of the argument userid with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Twitter-Clone 1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in follow.php that allows attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the userid parameter. Attackers can submit union-based or time-based blind SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information including usernames, passwords, and database credentials.

The weakness was published by L0RD as 45230. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25362 since 05/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:follow.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-2018-21882). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Social Network Software

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• Fyffe

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• PHP-Twitter-Clone

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• 1.0

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