CVE-2018-16238 Code injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published 30 Aug 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by sending malicious multipart form data to the template update endpoint in damiCMS.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-16238?

CVE-2018-16238 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in damiCMS V6.0.1. Remote code execution can occur via PHP code in a multipart/form-data POST to the admin.php?s=/Tpl/Update.html URI. For example, this can update the Web/Tpl/default/head.html file.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16238?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Damicms Damicms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-16238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8v4v-wpqg-cgmx.