CVE-2018-19520 is a high-severity arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting SDCMS 1.6 when running on PHP 5.x. The flaw lies in the app/admin/controller/themecontroller.php, where an insufficient blacklist mechanism for PHP functions allows authenticated administrative users to bypass security controls and execute arbitrary code through preg_replace 'e' calls during template management. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low complexity by an authenticated attacker, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, the potential impact remains critical for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sdcms:sdcms:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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