Arbitrary file upload in CMS Made Simple - CVE-2017-11405

 

Arbitrary file upload in CMS Made Simple - CVE-2017-11405

Published: July 18, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38682
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11405
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: cmsmadesimple.org
Affected software:
CMS Made Simple

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to manipulate data.

In CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.2, remote authenticated administrators can upload a .php file via a CMSContentManager action to admin/moduleinterface.php, followed by a FilePicker action to admin/moduleinterface.php in which type=image is changed to type=file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-11405

Install update from vendor's website.

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