Code Injection in Serendipity - CVE-2011-1133

 

Code Injection in Serendipity - CVE-2011-1133

Published: November 5, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30699
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-2011-1133
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: s9y.org
Affected software:
Serendipity

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-1133

Update to version 1.5.5.

Sources