Octagonwebstudio Premium Addons for KingComposer Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability has been identified in the Octagonwebstudio Premium Addons for KingComposer, affecting versions through 1.1.1. This vulnerability arises from improper control of filenames in include or require statements, allowing PHP remote file inclusion that could be exploited to include local files from the target website.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to local file inclusion, allowing attackers to include and execute files from the server. This could potentially be used to access sensitive information, such as database credentials, and could lead to a complete takeover of the database, depending on the server's configuration.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to a version of the Premium Addons for KingComposer that is not affected by this vulnerability. However, as of now, no official fix is available. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking attacks until an official fix can be safely applied.