#VU20057 Arbitrary file upload in cformsII - CVE-2014-9473

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#VU20057 Arbitrary file upload in cformsII - CVE-2014-9473

Published: August 12, 2019 / Updated: April 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20057
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9473
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
cformsII
Software vendor:
Oliver Seidel, Bastian Germann

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when uploading files in "lib_nonajax.php" script. A remote attacker can upload and execute arbitrary file on the server via the the "cf_uploadfile2[]" parameter.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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