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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2019-3489

High
7.5/10

Summary

An unauthenticated file upload vulnerability has been identified in the Web Client component of Micro Focus Content Manager 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 when configured to use the ADFS authentication method. The vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload content to arbitrary locations on the Content Manager server.

  • 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