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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

CVE-2019-9041

High
7.2/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in ZZZCMS zzzphp V1.6.1. In the inc/zzz_template.php file, the parserIfLabel() function's filtering is not strict, resulting in PHP code execution, as demonstrated by the if:assert substring.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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CWE-917 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

The software constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended EL statement before it is executed.

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