#VU48606 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Gila CMS - CVE-2020-28692
Published: November 16, 2020 / Updated: November 23, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48606
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28692
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Gila CMS
Gila CMS
Software vendor:
Gila CMS
Gila CMS
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation. A remote privileged user can upload a malicious PHP script and abuse the .htaccess functionality to execute arbitrary PHP code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.