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: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3205
CWE-ID: CWE-98
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Textpattern CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3205
Install updates from vendor's website.
Textpattern CMS - update to 4.3.0