openises Open ISES Project 3.30A nearby.php tick_lat/tick_lng sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in openises Open ISES Project 3.30A. This affects an unknown part of the file nearby.php. The manipulation of the argument tick_lat/tick_lng leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-25399. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in openises Open ISES Project 3.30A and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file nearby.php. The manipulation of the argument tick_lat/tick_lng 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:

The Open ISES Project 3.30A contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the tick_lat and tick_lng parameters. Attackers can send GET requests to nearby.php with crafted SQL payloads to extract sensitive database information including usernames, database names, and version details.

The weakness was shared by Ihsan Sencan as 45645. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25399 since 05/29/2026. 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:nearby.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 (45645). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Project Management Software

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• openises

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• Open ISES Project

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• 3.30A

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