CVE-2022-39989
📋 TL;DR
Fighting Cock Information System 1.0 uses hardcoded default credentials that administrators cannot change during installation. This allows attackers to gain administrative access to the system. All installations of this software are affected unless manually secured.
💻 Affected Systems
- Fighting Cock Information System
📦 What is this software?
Fighting Cock Information System by Fighting Cock Information System Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise allowing data theft, modification, deletion, or installation of backdoors/malware.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative access leading to data exposure and system manipulation.
If Mitigated
No impact if default credentials are changed or access controls are properly implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires only knowledge of default credentials and access to login page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: N/A
Vendor Advisory: N/A
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Manually change default credentials in the application configuration/database.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Change Default Credentials
allManually change the default administrator username and password in the application.
N/A - Manual configuration required
Implement Network Access Controls
allRestrict access to the application using firewalls or network segmentation.
N/A - Network configuration required
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately change all default credentials to strong, unique passwords
- Implement IP whitelisting to restrict access to trusted networks only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to log in using default credentials (admin/admin or similar) at the application login page.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or about page, or examine source code files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that default credentials no longer work and only strong, unique credentials provide access.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login with default credentials
- Administrative actions from unexpected IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- Unauthenticated access to admin endpoints
- Traffic patterns indicating credential guessing
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" (username="admin" OR password="admin") AND action="login_success"🔗 References
- https://gist.github.com/0xHop/43c4da65e0d101328a46b1bd5a11b262
- https://gist.github.com/0xHop/6ed962a1978edb1bd620c9c487400403
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/12824/fighting-cock-information-system.html
- https://gist.github.com/0xHop/43c4da65e0d101328a46b1bd5a11b262
- https://gist.github.com/0xHop/6ed962a1978edb1bd620c9c487400403
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/12824/fighting-cock-information-system.html
