Arbitrary file upload in Gila CMS - CVE-2019-17536
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23407
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17536
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gila CMS
Affected software:
Gila CMS
Gila CMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file extension within the moveAction() function in core/controllers/fm.php. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file via the admin/media_upload and fm/move and execute arbitrary file on the server.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17536
Install updates from vendor's website.