CVE-2025-5059
📋 TL;DR
Campcodes Online Shopping Portal 1.0 contains a critical vulnerability in the admin/edit-subcategory.php file that allows unrestricted file upload via the productimage1, productimage2, and productimage3 parameters. This enables remote attackers to upload malicious files, potentially leading to server compromise. All users running Campcodes Online Shopping Portal 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes Online Shopping Portal
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete server takeover, data theft, and deployment of ransomware or backdoors.
Likely Case
Webshell upload allowing persistent access, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within the network.
If Mitigated
File upload blocked or sanitized, limiting impact to denial of service or minor data corruption.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub. Requires admin authentication but upload mechanism is trivial to exploit once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates. Consider implementing workarounds or replacing software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
File Upload Restriction
allImplement server-side validation to restrict uploaded file types to images only and enforce file extension verification.
# Add to PHP configuration or application code
# Example: Validate file extension and MIME type
$allowed_extensions = ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'gif'];
$allowed_mime = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif'];
Access Control Hardening
allRestrict access to /admin/ directory with IP whitelisting and strong authentication requirements.
# Apache .htaccess example
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Or use authentication
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Admin Area"
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
Require valid-user
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the /admin/edit-subcategory.php file if not required for functionality.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing suspicious file upload patterns to the vulnerable endpoint.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to upload a non-image file (e.g., .php, .exe) via the productimage parameters in /admin/edit-subcategory.php. If accepted, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or readme files. Default installation is version 1.0.Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt the same upload test; successful uploads should be rejected with proper validation messages.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file uploads to /admin/edit-subcategory.php
- Uploads of non-image file types (.php, .exe, .sh)
- Multiple failed upload attempts followed by successful suspicious upload
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /admin/edit-subcategory.php with file uploads
- Unusual outbound connections from web server following uploads
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/edit-subcategory.php" AND method="POST" AND (file_extension="php" OR file_extension="exe" OR file_extension="sh")