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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2019-12150

High
9.8/10

Summary

Karamasoft UltimateEditor 1 does not ensure that an uploaded file is an image or document (neither file types nor extensions are restricted). The attacker must use the Attach icon to perform an upload. An uploaded file is accessible under the UltimateEditorInclude/UserFiles/ URI.

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

  • Published