SB2019090809 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Bludit



SB2019090809 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Bludit

Published: September 8, 2019 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019090809
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17240)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

bl-kernel/security.class.php in Bludit 3.9.2 allows attackers to bypass a brute-force protection mechanism by using many different forged X-Forwarded-For or Client-IP HTTP headers.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16113)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Bludit 3.9.2 allows remote code execution via bl-kernel/ajax/upload-images.php because PHP code can be entered with a .jpg file name, and then this PHP code can write other PHP code to a ../ pathname.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.