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Drupal Comment Upload Module File Upload Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28729
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Release Date:
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2008-01-31
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Last Update:
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2008-02-07
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Popularity:
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8,309 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Drupal Comment Upload Module 4.x
Drupal Comment Upload Module 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0569
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Comment Upload Module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the Comment Upload Module passing incorrect data to the file upload validation functions, which can be exploited to upload files with arbitrary extensions.
Successful exploitation requires "upload files" permissions.
The vulnerability is reported in Comment Upload for Drupal 4.7.x prior to 4.7.x-0.1 and Comment Upload for Drupal 5.x prior to 5.x-0.1.
Solution:
Apply updated versions.
Drupal 4.7.x users:
Update to Comment Upload 4.7.x-0.1.
Drupal 5.x user:
Update to Comment Upload 5.x-0.1
Provided and/or discovered by:
webernet
Changelog:
2008-02-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://drupal.org/node/216024
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