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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2015-4463

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

The file_manager component in eFront CMS before 3.6.15.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file-upload restrictions by appending a crafted parameter to the file URL.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published