Improper input validation in phpCollab - CVE-2017-6090
Published: February 1, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10344
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6090
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: phpCollab
Affected software:
phpCollab
phpCollab
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the clients/editclient.php code of phpCollab due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to upload and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the clients/editclient.php code of phpCollab due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to upload and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6090
Update to version 2.6.