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easy-CMS Multiple File Extensions Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA20733
Release Date: 2006-06-19
Last Update: 2006-06-23
Popularity: 5,225 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:easy-CMS 0.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3128


Description:
Liz0ziM has discovered a vulnerability in easy-CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of file uploads where a filename has multiple file extensions. This can be exploited to upload malicious script files inside the web root (e.g. a PHP script) via the choose_file.php script.

Example:
[file].php.gif

Successful exploitation may allow execution of script code depending on the HTTP server configuration (it requires e.g. an Apache server with the "mod_mime" module installed).

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 0.1.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that files with multiple file extensions cannot be uploaded.

Move the "Repositories" directory out of the web root.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Liz0ziM

Changelog:
2006-06-23: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://www.biyosecurity.be/bugs/easycms.txt


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