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>> Xoops Uploader Class PHP4 Extension Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Title : Xoops Uploader Class PHP4 Extension Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3315
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5188
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-10-01


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A vulnerability has been identified in Xoops, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and compromise a vulnerable web server. This issue is caused by an error in the Uploader class when processing a file with a PHP4 file extension, which could be exploited by malicious users to upload malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.

Affected Products

Xoops version 2.0.17.1-RC1 and prior

Solution

Upgrade to Xoops version 2.0.17.1-RC2 :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xoops/

Or apply patch :
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=41586

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3315
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=41586&release_id=543338

Credits

Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2007-10-01 : Initial release

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