# 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