Bylancer Zechat 1.5 Requests profile.php uname sql injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Bylancer Zechat 1.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file profile.php of the component Requests Handler. This manipulation of the argument uname causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25382. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Bylancer Zechat 1.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file profile.php of the component Requests Handler. The manipulation of the argument uname with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Zechat 1.5 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by injecting SQL code through the uname parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests to profile.php with UNION-based SQL injection payloads to retrieve table names, column names, and sensitive data from the information_schema database.

The weakness was shared by Ihsan Sencan as 45523. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-25382 since 05/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:profile.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 Exploit-DB (45523). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Chat Software

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• Bylancer

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• Zechat

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• 1.5

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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