OpenbiApplication

CVE-2024-1117

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-31
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.0.8 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability was found in openBI up to 1.0.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function index of the file /application/index/controller/Screen.php. The manipulation of the argument fileurl leads to code injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-252475.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A critical code injection vulnerability exists in openBI up to version 1.0.8 in the /application/index/controller/Screen.php file's index function. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code on the server. The exploit is publicly disclosed and actively exploitable.

MitigationImplement strict input validation and sanitization on the fileurl parameter, preferably using allowlist validation. If available, upgrade to a patched version. Consider applying web application firewall rules as a temporary mitigation.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
OpenbiApplication
Affected:<= 1.0.8

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify openBI version
    Locate the version file in the openBI installation directory, typically in a version.php, composer.json, or check the admin dashboard for version information
    Affected if Installed version is 1.0.8 or lower
  2. Verify vulnerable file exists
    Check if the file /application/index/controller/Screen.php exists in the web root directory
    Affected if The file Screen.php exists in the application directory
  3. Confirm web-accessible application directory
    Verify that the /application directory is accessible via the web server (not blocked by .htaccess or web server configuration)
    Affected if The application directory is web-accessible and the Screen.php controller can be reached via HTTP requests
  4. Inspect the index function for unsanitized parameter
    Examine the index function in Screen.php and locate the fileurl parameter handling to verify if user input is used without proper sanitization
    Affected if The fileurl parameter is processed without sanitization and allows arbitrary input to be passed to sensitive functions

A system is affected if it runs openBI version 1.0.8 or lower, has the Screen.php file accessible via web, and uses the vulnerable fileurl parameter without input validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.0.8
Interim mitigation

Implement strict input validation and sanitization on the fileurl parameter, preferably using allowlist validation. If available, upgrade to a patched version. Consider applying web application firewall rules as a temporary mitigation.

Fix this in Openbi Scoped from the published advisory
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