Authenticated code execution via unchecked profile upload
Published Nov 14, 2024 · Updated Nov 14, 2024
Unrestricted file upload in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute server code. /admin/profile.php passes the website_image filename directly to move_uploaded_file without type or content validation, placing executable PHP in a web-served profile directory. Administrative access to the profile section is required; after upload, requesting the PHP file executes supplied commands with the web server process privileges.
Summary
What happened
Unrestricted file upload in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute server code. /admin/profile.php passes the website_image filename directly to move_uploaded_file without type or content validation, placing executable PHP in a web-served profile directory. Administrative access to the profile section is required; after upload, requesting the PHP file executes supplied commands with the web server process privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-11214
- Published
- Nov 14, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 14, 2024
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- Best Employee Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-434, CWE-284, T1505.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 14, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- Authenticated PHP web-shell upload proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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