Remote command execution via unsanitized backup path
Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated Apr 17, 2025
OS command injection in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands. backup.php passes the txtdbname POST value to backDb(), which embeds it in a backup filename that function_backup.php concatenates into an exec('rm ...') shell command without escaping. Exploitation is unauthenticated but requires a successful connection to an attacker-controlled MySQL server and a crafted database name that remains usable as a file path.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands. backup.php passes the txtdbname POST value to backDb(), which embeds it in a backup filename that function_backup.php concatenates into an exec('rm ...') shell command without escaping. Exploitation is unauthenticated but requires a successful connection to an attacker-controlled MySQL server and a crafted database name that remains usable as a file path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-3729
- Published
- Apr 16, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- IRifyScanResult rce_in_backup proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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