CVE-2018-5749

install.php in Minecraft Servers List Lite before commit c1cd164 and Premium Minecraft Servers List before 2.0.4 does not sanitize input before saving database…

published January 23, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
84.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ A sneaky input flaw is lurking in Minecraft Servers List Lite, just waiting for someone to send the wrong data! Think of it like a restaurant accepting orders without verifying what’s actually being requested — the chef could end up making something totally unexpected and potentially dangerous! 🍽️ An attacker could inject malicious PHP code into the database connection parameters, leading to remote code execution. This means they could gain control over your server, accessing sensitive information and making unauthorized changes — talk about a security nightmare! 😱

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant accepting orders without verifying what’s actually being requested — the chef could end up making something totally unexpected and potentially dangerous! 🍽️ The vulnerability in install.php fails to sanitize inputs before saving database connection info in connect.php. This allows attackers to exploit parameters like database_server, user, password, or name to execute arbitrary PHP code.

What to do

An attacker could inject malicious PHP code into the database connection parameters, leading to remote code execution. This means they could gain control over your server, accessing sensitive information and making unauthorized changes — talk about a security nightmare! 😱 To safeguard against this issue, update to versions after commit c1cd164 for Minecraft Servers List Lite and after 2.0.4 for Premium Minecraft Servers List. Implement input validation and sanitization for all user inputs to the database. 🛡️ You've got this! Follow these steps, and your server will be protected in no time! 🚀

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02477 · 84.4th percentile
Published
2018-01-23T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 JAN 19:00Z
    install.php in Minecraft Servers List Lite before commit c1cd164 and Premium Minecraft Servers List before 2.0.4 does not sanitize input before saving database…
    cvelistv5