PHP file inclusion in Textpattern CMS - CVE-2010-3205
Published: September 3, 2010 / Updated: October 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47424
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-2010-3205
CWE-ID: CWE-98
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Textpattern
Affected software:
Textpattern CMS
Textpattern CMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect input validation passed via the "inc" HTTP parameter to index.php script. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application, include and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with privileges of the web server.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3205
Install updates from vendor's website.