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Description
Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.7.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive user information, which can be used to gain admin privileges by leveraging cache hashes. This occurs because files generated with '<?php (instead of the intended "<?php sequence) aren't handled by the PHP interpreter.
Basic information
Type
reviewed
Severity
critical Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗ Repository advisory
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Source code
Browse source ↗ Published (advisory)
2022-03-19 00:01:00 UTC
Updated
2023-03-17 18:33:10 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2022-03-30 20:03:55 UTC
NVD published
2022-03-18
EPSS Score
Score
Percentile
93.85%
99.87%
CVSS Scores
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
9.8
3.1
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
CWEs
CWE id
Name
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Affected packages (1)
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
Ecosystem
Package
Vulnerable range
First patched
Vulnerable functions
composer
open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics < 1.7.4
1.7.4
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