Input validation error in Shortcode Factory - CVE-2019-15322
Published: August 27, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20407
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15322
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WPMadeasy
Affected software:
Shortcode Factory
Shortcode Factory
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted URL request to specify a malicious file from the local system, obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the target Web server.
Note: In order to execute arbitrary code using a local file, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15322
Install updates from vendor's website.