CVE-2014-3088
stconf.nsf in IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.1 relies on the client to validate the file format used in wAttach?OpenForm multipart/form-data POST requests, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended upload restrictions by modifying the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
stconf.nsf in IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.1 relies on the client to validate the file format used in wAttach?OpenForm multipart/form-data POST requests, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended upload restrictions by modifying the Content-Type header and file extension, as demonstrated by replacing a text/plain .txt upload with an application/octet-stream .exe upload.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.97% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/sametime meeting server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0747.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127294
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127829/IBM-Sametime-Meet-Server-8.5-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68291
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0747.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127294
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127829/IBM-Sametime-Meet-Server-8.5-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68291
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.