Arbitrary file upload in Invision Power Board - CVE-2012-2226

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Arbitrary file upload in Invision Power Board - CVE-2012-2226

Published: January 9, 2020 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41115
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2226
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Invision Power Services
Affected software:
Invision Power Board

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Invision Power Board before 3.3.1 fails to sanitize user-supplied input which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious file.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-2226

Install update from vendor's website.

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