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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2006-4558

High
7.5/10

Summary

DeluxeBB 1.06 and earlier, when run on the Apache HTTP Server with the mod_mime module, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading files with double extensions via the fileupload parameter in a newthread action in newpost.php.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
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CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with dangerous type

'Unrestricted file upload with dangerous type' attacks involve an attacker uploading or transferring files of dangerous types to the server. The severity of such an attack depends upon the execution mechanism and the storage location of the uploaded file. Thus, it may range from simple defacement to arbitrary file execution, and complete system takeover.

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