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Link Request Contact Form PHP File Upload
Secunia Advisory: SA25614
Release Date: 2007-06-11
Last Update: 2007-06-15
Popularity: 6,095 views

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

Software:Link Request Contact Form 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-3199


Description:
CorryL has discovered a vulnerability in Link Request Contact Form, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The output.php script fails to validate the extension of an uploaded file. This can be exploited to upload files with the ".php" extension and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

Successful exploitation requires passing an allowed MIME media type in the HTTP headers.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.4. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Restrict access to the uploads/ directory (e.g. with ".htaccess").

Provided and/or discovered by:
CorryL

Changelog:
2007-06-15: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://corryl.altervista.org/index.php?mod=read&id=1181469701


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