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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2019-9181

High
7.2/10

Summary

SchoolCMS version 2.3.1 allows file upload via the logo upload feature at admin.php?m=admin&c=site&a=save by using the .jpg extension, changing the Content-Type to image/php, and placing PHP code after the JPEG data. This ultimately allows execution of arbitrary PHP code.

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