Arbitrary PHP code execution in Drupal - #VU519

 

Arbitrary PHP code execution in Drupal - #VU519

Published: September 19, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU519
CSH Severity: Low
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to trigger PHP code execution.
The weakness is caused by disregard of Windows way to a  canonicalized path while page rendering and allows attackers to insert specially crafted files containing PHP code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a malicious user to execute PHP code.


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