Remote code execution in TYPO3 - CVE-2017-14251

 

Remote code execution in TYPO3 - CVE-2017-14251

Published: September 7, 2017 / Updated: September 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8162
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14251
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TYPO3
Affected software:
TYPO3

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to the fileDenyPattern is missing the 'pht' extension. A remote attacker can upload a '.pht' file and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system, depending on the web server configuration.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-14251

Update to version 7.6.22 or 8.7.5.

Sources