Arbitrary file upload in Serendipity - CVE-2016-10752
Published: May 24, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35872
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-2016-10752
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
serendipity_moveMediaDirectory in Serendipity 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code because it mishandles an extensionless filename during a rename, as demonstrated by "php" as a filename.
Affected software
Serendipity
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10752
Install update from vendor's website.