WP Symposium < 11.12.24 - Arbitrary File Upload

2011-12-28 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 11.12.24

Affected PluginWP Symposium

Affected Version< 11.12.24

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2011-5051

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Vulnerability Overview

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in the WP Symposium plugin before 11.12.24 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension using (1) uploadify/upload_admin_avatar.php or (2) uploadify/upload_profile_avatar.php, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory inside the webroot.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 11.12.24, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5051 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a03f2dc-21c4-44e9-b7bf-8d4420430466

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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