ProConf 6.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)

🗓️ 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00Reported by ub3rsickType

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In ProConf 6.0, IDOR allows authors to access other users' papers and personal information.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 9
Circl	CVE-2018-16606	16 Apr 202509:30	–	circl
CNVD	ProConf Information Disclosure Vulnerability	10 Sep 201800:00	–	cnvd
CVE	CVE-2018-16606	6 Sep 201816:00	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2018-16606	6 Sep 201816:00	–	cvelist
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8413	7 Oct 202500:30	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2018-16606	6 Sep 201816:29	–	nvd
OSV	CVE-2018-16606	6 Sep 201816:29	–	osv
Packet Storm	IDOR On ProConf Peer-Review And Conference Management 6.0 File Disclosure	6 Sep 201800:00	–	packetstorm
Prion	Design/Logic Flaw	6 Sep 201816:29	–	prion

# Exploit Title: ProConf 6.0 -  Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
# Date: 19/07/2018
# Exploit Author: S. M. Zia Ur Rashid, SC
# Author Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziaurrashid/
# Vendor Homepage: http://proconf.org & http://myproconf.org
# Version:  <= 6.0
# Tested on: Windows
# CVE : CVE-2018-16606
# Patched Version: 6.1

# Description:
In ProConf before 6.1, an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) allows
any author to view and grab all submitted papers (Title and Abstract) and
their authors' personal information (Name, Email, Organization, and
Position) by changing the value of Paper ID (the pid parameter).

# PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
Step 1: Sign In as an author for a conference & submit a paper. Youall get
a paper ID.
Step 2: Now go to paper details and change the value of Paper ID (param
pid=xxxx) to nearest previous value to view others submitted paper &
authors information.
http:// <http:>
[host]/conferences/[conference-name]/author/show_paper_details.php?pid=xxxx

16 Apr 2025 00:00Current

7.4High risk

Vulners AI Score7.4

CVSS 24

CVSS 36.5

EPSS0.07453