SB2007040801 - Arbitrary file upload in phpWiki
Published: April 8, 2007 Updated: December 16, 2016
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Unrestricted file upload (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2025)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of filename extension in lib/plugin/UpLoad.php when uploading files via UpLoad feature. A remote attacker can use php3 extension to bypass implemented protection mechanism, upload and execute malicious PHP file on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands vulnerable system with privileges of the web server account.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
2) Unrestricted file upload (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2024)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of filename extension in lib/plugin/UpLoad.php when uploading files via UpLoad feature. A remote attacker can use php3, php4, or php5 extension to bypass implemented protection mechanism, upload and execute malicious PHP file on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands vulnerable system with privileges of the web server account.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.