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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2016-7452

High
7.5/10

Summary

The Pixidou Image Editor in Exponent CMS prior to v2.3.9 patch 2 could be used to upload a malicious file to any folder on the site via a cpi directory traversal.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
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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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Advisory Timeline

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