CVE-2021-39503
Published: 07 September 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-39503 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Phpmywind Phpmywind. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-25860
Vulnerability details
PHPMyWind 5.6 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Becase input is filtered without "<, >, ?, =, `,...." In WriteConfig() function, an attacker can inject php code to /include/config.cache.php file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.