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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2017-14399

High
8.8/10

Summary

In BlackCat CMS 1.2.2, unrestricted file upload is possible in backend\media\ajax_rename.php via the extension parameter, as demonstrated by changing the extension from .jpg to .php.

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

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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