QCubed: PHP Object Injection
Identifier: AIT-SA-20210215-01
Target: QCubed Framework
Vendor: QCubed
Version: all versions including 3.1.1
CVE: CVE-2020-24914
Accessibility: Remote
Severity: Critical
Author: Wolfgang Hotwagner (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)
Summary
QCubed is a PHP Model-View-Controller Rappid Application Development framework.
Vulnerability Description
A PHP object injection bug in profile.php in qcubed (all versions including 3.1.1) unserializes the untrusted data of the POST-variable "strProfileData" and allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a crafted POST request.
Vulnerable Versions
All versions including 3.1.1 are affected.
Tested Versions
QCubed 3.1.1
Impact
An unauthenticated attacker could execute code remotely.
Mitigation
A patch was delivered by QCubed that allows to disable the profile-functionality.
Vendor Contact Timeline
| 2020-04-19 | Contacting the vendor |
| 2020-04-19 | Vendor replied |
| 2020-05-01 | Vendor released a patch at Github |
| 2021-02-15 | Public disclosure |
Advisory URL
https://www.ait.ac.at/ait-sa-20210215-01-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-qcubed