CVE-2018-8966 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can inject arbitrary PHP code via the siteurl parameter in the installer, leading to remote code execution on the web server.

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

What is CVE-2018-8966?

CVE-2018-8966 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Zzcms Zzcms, published on 24 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in zzcms 8.2. It allows PHP code injection via the siteurl parameter to install/index.php, as demonstrated by injecting a phpinfo() call into /inc/config.php.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8966?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zzcms Zzcms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8966 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-2018-8966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xfw8-hchc-mc9r.

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