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CVE-2008-2742 (GCVE-0-2008-2742)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-06-17 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:14
VLAI
Summary
Unrestricted file upload in the mcpuk file editor (atk/attributes/fck/editor/filemanager/browser/mcpuk/connectors/php/config.php) in Achievo 1.2.0 through 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with .php followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the Achievo root directory. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments that support multiple extensions, such as Apache with the mod_mime module enabled.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.achievo.org/blog/archives/631-Achievo-… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5770 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/30597 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29621 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-06-09 00:00
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