Improper Privilege Management in YouPHPTube



Published: 2019-09-09 | Updated: 2019-11-01
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16124
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		YouPHPTube
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor YouPHPTube

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU22469

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16124

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing access control in the "install/checkConfiguration.php" file. A remote attacker can edit the configuration file and insert malicious PHP code.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

YouPHPTube: 2.2 - 7.4

External links

http://github.com/YouPHPTube/YouPHPTube/commit/b32b410c9191c3c5db888514c29d7921f124d883
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47326


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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