Code Injection in mm_forum - CVE-2014-6298

 

Code Injection in mm_forum - CVE-2014-6298

Published: October 3, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41246
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6298
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: mm_forum Team
Affected software:
mm_forum

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the mm_forum extension before 1.9.3 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-6298

Install update from vendor's website.

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