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CVE-2021-48016NVD
Vulnerability Summary
DedeCMS through 5.8.1-beta contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in ShowMsg() where the HTTP Referer header is written into a DedeTemplate string and included. Unauthenticated attackers can send a crafted Referer to /plus/flink.php?dopost=save with an empty validate code to execute arbitrary PHP and system commands. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.3 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.8 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- DedeCMS DedeCMS <= 5.8.1-beta
- DedeCMS DedeCMS 5.8.1-beta
External References
- https://srcincite.io/blog/2021/09/30/chasing-a-dream-pwning-the-biggest-cms-in-china.html
- https://github.com/dedecms/DedeCMS/blob/v5.8.1/include/common.func.php
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/dedecms/dedecms-rce.yaml
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dedecms-5.8.1-beta-unauthenticated-rce-via-plus-flink-php