WHMCS WHMCompleteSolution 5.03 submitticket.php code injection ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in WHMCS WHMCompleteSolution 5.03. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file submitticket.php. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0693. There is no exploit available. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present.

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A vulnerability was found in WHMCS WHMCompleteSolution 5.03. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file submitticket.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** submitticket.php in WHMCompleteSolution (WHMCS) 5.03 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code into a subject field via crafted ticket data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5061. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, noting that some of the details overlap CVE-2011-5061, but that it "says it affects V5.0.3, and the submitticket.php file, both of which are wrong."

The weakness was shared 01/13/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at oscommerceuniversity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0693 since 01/12/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. By approaching the search of inurl:submitticket.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 entry VDB-59928 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• WHMCS

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• WHMCompleteSolution

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• 5.03

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

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