AdmirorFrames: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
CVE-2024-5735 is a high-severity exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere vulnerability in AdmirorFrames from Nikola Vasilijevski, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 5.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating AdmirorFrames to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 75% of scored CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update AdmirorFrames to 5.0 or a later version.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vasilijevski | AdmirorFrames | before 5.0 | 5.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 6.3 | Medium | CNA (cert.pl) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 | High | NVD |
Official description
Full Path Disclosure vulnerability in AdmirorFrames Joomla! extension in afHelper.php script allows an unauthorised attacker to retrieve location of web root folder. This issue affects AdmirorFrames: before 5.0.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Production applications should never use methods that generate internal details such as stack traces and error messages unless that information is directly committed to a log that is not viewable by the end user. All error message text should be HTML entity encoded before being written to the log file to protect against potential cross-site scripting attacks against the viewer of the logs
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: poc, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Third-party and government advisories
- cert.pl/en/posts/2024/06/CVE-2024-5735/Third Party Advisory
- cert.pl/posts/2024/06/CVE-2024-5735/Third Party Advisory
Technical write-ups (may include proof of concept)
- github.com/afine-com/CVE-2024-5735Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/sectroyer/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-5735Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Other references
- github.com/vasiljevski/admirorframes/issues/3Issue Tracking
Other vulnerabilities in AdmirorFrames
- 7.5 High severity
Recent Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 5.5 Medium severity
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