PHPBP banner module file upload

phpbp-banner-file-upload (31619)

Medium Risk

Description:

PHPBP could allow a remote attacker with admin privileges to upload arbitrary files. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the banner module to upload arbitrary image files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the vulnerable Web server.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	3.4
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	3.1
Exploitability:	Functional
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

• PHPBP Web site: PHP BP - polski, darmowy system portalowy cms.
• CVE-2007-0370: Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in phpBP RC3 (2.204) and earlier allows remote administrators to inject arbitrary PHP code into an upload/banners/ file via a banners add operation that uploads the PHP code through an image_form parameter specifying a multiple-extension filename such as .jpg.vil.gif.php, which is stored in upload/banners/ under a different name, and executable via a direct request. NOTE: a separate SQL injection issue could be leveraged to make this vulnerability reachable by remote unauthenticated attackers.

Platforms Affected:

• PHPBP PHPBP 2.204 RC3 & prior

Reported:

Jan 18, 2007

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