Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in b2evolution - CVE-2016-8901

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in b2evolution - CVE-2016-8901

Published: May 23, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35876
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-2016-8901
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: b2evolution.net
Affected software:
b2evolution

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

b2evolution 6.7.6 suffer from an Object Injection vulnerability in /htsrv/call_plugin.php.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-8901

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources