Code Injection in Serendipity - CVE-2011-1133
Published: November 5, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30699
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1133
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in plugins/ExtendedFileManager/backend.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Serendipity
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1133
Update to version 1.5.5.
Serendipity - update to 1.5.5