DigitalVidhya Digi Online Examination System 2.0 File Upload code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in DigitalVidhya Digi Online Examination System 2.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-8997. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DigitalVidhya Digi Online Examination System 2.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component File Upload. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Photo functionality in DigitalVidhya Digi Online Examination System 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in assets/uploads/images/.

The weakness was published 11/20/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8997 since 11/19/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Halil Dalabasmaz and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 databases at X-Force (98662) and Exploit-DB (35223). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Halil Dalabasmaz
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129108
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72925
X-Force: 98662

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 01/20/2025 23:31
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (42), 04/03/2018 08:48 (13), 04/04/2022 09:47 (3), 01/20/2025 23:31 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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