CVE-2024-25869
Published: 28 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-25869 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Codeastro Membership Management System. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Web Shell (T1505.003); ranked in the top 1.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-25869 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability (CWE-434) affecting CodeAstro Membership Management System in PHP version 1.0. The flaw resides in the settings.php component and permits an authenticated user to upload a crafted PHP file without sufficient type or content validation, enabling arbitrary code execution on the server.
An attacker with low-privileged credentials can exploit the issue over the network by uploading a malicious PHP payload through the affected settings interface. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in the CVSS 8.8 score.
Public disclosure is documented in GitHub repositories that include a technical write-up and proof-of-concept details. No vendor advisory or official patch information is referenced in the available sources.
The EPSS score has reached 0.5601 with no subsequent increase reported, indicating sustained but not accelerating exploitation interest since publication.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-23175
Vulnerability details
An Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability in CodeAstro Membership Management System in PHP v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via upload of a crafted php file in the settings.php component.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload in a PHP-based web application enables remote attackers to upload crafted PHP files for arbitrary code execution, directly facilitating exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and deployment of web shells (T1100).
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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.