Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-20139 is a SQL injection issue in Itech Movie Portal Script 7.36. A remote attacker with low privileges may manipulate the news page parameter to affect database confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit information exists, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize this if the script is internet-facing or supports sensitive data. The issue is not KEV-listed and has medium CVSS severity, but public exploit disclosure increases operational urgency for legacy installations.
Technical view
The issue affects /show_news.php in Itech Movie Portal Script 7.36. The id argument is vulnerable to error-based SQL injection, mapped to CWE-89. CVSS 3.1 is 6.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and low C/I/A impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on public or internal sites still running Itech Movie Portal Script 7.36 with /show_news.php reachable. The CVSS vector indicates low privileges are required, so validation should confirm whether the vulnerable path is accessible only after authentication.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploit details were publicly disclosed and may be used. It is not listed as CISA KEV, and the provided sources do not establish active exploitation in the wild. Treat this as a known, reproducible application flaw rather than a confirmed campaign indicator.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to public vulnerability records and exploit disclosure references. The affected function is unspecified beyond /show_news.php and the id parameter. No official patch version or vendor mitigation is identified in the provided bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Itech Movie Portal Script 7.36 deployments.
- Check vendor guidance for an official fixed version or advisory.
- Restrict access to /show_news.php until remediation is confirmed.
- Retire or isolate unsupported deployments if no vendor fix exists.
- Use parameterized database queries when maintaining custom code.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for Itech Movie Portal Script 7.36.
- Confirm whether /show_news.php is present and reachable.
- Review application code handling of the id parameter.
- Check logs for unusual errors around show_news.php requests.
- Verify remediation with safe, authorized application testing only.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41155/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://vuldb.com/?id.96253CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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