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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2018-18771

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in LuLu CMS through 2015-05-14. backend\modules\filemanager\controllers\DefaultController.php allows arbitrary file upload by entering a filename, directory name, and PHP code into the three text input fields.

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