Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain admin session on FastAdmin
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DeliveryAccess Database Management (database.php)
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ExploitAbuse over-privileged DB operation
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ExecutionExecute commands with excess privilege
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ImpactFull compromise of C/I/A
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Unnecessary privilege execution
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated administrative session on FastAdmin (PR:H) with access to the Database Management component (application/database.php), plus user interaction (UI:P per the CVSS 4.0 vector). It is not exploitable by an unauthenticated remote attacker against a default install - the backend admin panel and its database-management feature must be reachable and the attacker must already hold admin-level access or coerce an admin into interacting. This admin-only gating is the primary factor limiting real-world exploitation despite the network attack vector. |
| Impact | The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:P, full VC/VI/VA:H, score 7.1) describes a network-reachable but heavily gated flaw: exploitation requires high privileges (PR:H - an authenticated administrator) AND user interaction (UI:P). Once triggered, impact is high across confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable system, with no scope change (SC/SI/SA:N). A public proof-of-concept exists (VulDB E:P, GitHub baguette168/CVE issue #2), so this is 'publicly available exploit code exists' - but there is NO EPSS score and NO CISA KEV listing, so there is no evidence of widespread or active exploitation. The dominant risk-limiting signal is PR:H: because the Database Management function (application/database.php) is an admin-only backend feature, an attacker must already hold an administrative session, which sharply narrows the realistic threat to post-authentication privilege abuse or a compromised/malicious admin rather than opportunistic remote attack. This is a moderate-priority, high-CVSS-but-high-precondition issue - real but not internet-wormable. Note the CWE-250 (execution with unnecessary privileges) framing plus the 'Privilege Escalation' tag: the substantive risk is that the database feature runs with more privilege than needed, so an admin can leverage it to reach OS/DB command execution beyond intended bounds. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated FastAdmin administrator (or an attacker who has hijacked an admin session) navigates to the Database Management feature and abuses application/database.php, which executes with unnecessary privileges, to run database/OS-level operations beyond the intended scope, yielding full compromise of the affected instance. A public PoC is available on GitHub (baguette168/CVE issue #2). Because the CVSS vector marks UI:P, the chain may also require luring another admin to interact with a crafted request/page. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv2 – Sep 29, 2026
Privilege escalation in FastAdmin (versions 1.6.1.20250430 and 1.6.5.20260602) lets an attacker who already holds an authenticated administrator session manipulate the Database Management component via application/database.php so that code runs with privileges beyond those intended, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected instance. Exploitation is network-reachable but heavily gated: the assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R, score 7.1) requires high privileges and user interaction, so an unauthenticated attacker against a default install cannot trigger it directly. Publicly available exploit code exists and is referenced in a public GitHub issue, though there is no KEV confirmation of active exploitation; the EPSS-style exploit maturity flag in the CVSS 4.0 vector (E:P) reinforces that a working proof of concept is circulating.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
Execution with unnecessary privileges in FastAdmin's Database Management component (application/database.php) affects versions 1.6.1.20250430 and 1.6.5.20260602, letting an authenticated attacker with a high-privilege backend session perform database operations beyond their intended authorization with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The attack is remotely reachable but requires passive user interaction and is not exploitable by unauthenticated outsiders. Publicly available exploit code exists, and although VulDB assigns an 8.5 CVSS 4.0 score, an independent assessment rates this as a moderate real-world priority because the attacker must already possess or hijack a high-privilege FastAdmin account.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, and no patched version number is present in the provided references, so upgrade decisions must be confirmed against the FastAdmin project's own release notes before relying on a specific build. Until a fix is confirmed, the most effective compensating control is to remove the admin panel and the Database Management component from untrusted network exposure - place the /admin backend behind VPN, an authenticated reverse proxy, or an IP allowlist, accepting that this blocks legitimate remote administration. If Database Management is not operationally required, disable or delete the application/database.php-backed route entirely, understanding that this removes a legitimate configuration capability. Enforce multi-factor authentication and least-privilege separation for administrator accounts so that a compromised admin credential cannot be leveraged to reach this feature, and lower the privileges of the web/PHP process (e.g. dedicated DB user with minimal grants) so that manipulation of database.php cannot yield broader execution rights. Monitor for and alert on any modification of application/database.php, as the public proof of concept at https://github.com/baguette168/CVE/issues/2 makes tampering with this file a realistic detection signal. Track https://vuldb.com/vuln/411145 for updates, and note that none of these controls substitute for a vendor patch when one becomes available.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
FastAdmin is a PHP rapid-development backend framework built on ThinkPHP, widely deployed for admin panels and content management. The vulnerable file, application/database.php, is the configuration file holding database connection settings for the Database Management component; manipulating it causes the component to execute under elevated or unnecessary privileges. The root cause class is CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges), i.e. the code operates with more rights than its function requires, so an admin-level user interacting with the feature can escalate the effect of an action beyond the intended privilege boundary. The CPE entry (cpe:2.3:a:n/a:fastadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) indicates the affected product is tracked generically without a vendor namespace, covering the FastAdmin 1.6.1.x and 1.6.5.x lines noted in the description. The CVSS 4.0 vector shows AV:N with AC:L, but PR:H and UI:P - meaning a valid administrative session and some form of user/admin interaction are prerequisites. Because the flaw is in a backend administration module, exposure is governed entirely by whether the admin panel and its Database Management feature are reachable from untrusted networks.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Network-reachable admin backend but requires administrative privileges (PR:H) and admin interaction (UI:R); over-privileged DB operation yields full C/I/A on the same system (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was detected in FastAdmin 1.6.1.20250430/1.6.5.20260602. This affects an unknown function of the file application/database.php of the component Database Management. The manipulation results in execution with unnecessary privileges. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges), per the CVE record.
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Latest POC
1 public PoC link from github
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Executive ViewAI
FastAdmin deployments on versions 1.6.1.20250430 and 1.6.5.20260602 are exposed to a high-severity privilege escalation that, once an administrator account is already compromised, can allow complete control of the affected instance. Because exploitation requires an authenticated administrator session and user interaction, the primary business risk is to organizations with weak admin access controls, exposed admin panels, or insider threats. Leadership should prioritize restricting administrative access and monitoring for exploitation attempts while no vendor patch is available.
Restrict administrative interface to trusted networks/VPN, enforce MFA, disable or tightly restrict Database Management component, monitor and restrict modifications to application/database.php, review admin session logs, and deploy WAF virtual patching rules if available. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis.
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