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

ADVISORY URL

https://www.ait.ac.at/ait-sa-20210215-01-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-qcubed

WOLFGANG HOTWAGNER

Research Engineer /
Security & Communication Technologies