VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5457
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.68%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.68% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- pivotx/pivotx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.pivotx.net/archive/2015/06/21/pivotx-2311-released
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132474/PivotX-2.3.10-Session-Fixation-XSS-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://software-talk.org/blog/2015/06/session-fixation-xss-code-execution-vulnerability-pivotx/Exploit
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pivot-weblog/code/4452/tree//branches/2.3.x/pivotx/fileupload.php?diff=51a4cb5e34309d75c0d1612a:4451
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535860/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75577
- http://blog.pivotx.net/archive/2015/06/21/pivotx-2311-released
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132474/PivotX-2.3.10-Session-Fixation-XSS-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://software-talk.org/blog/2015/06/session-fixation-xss-code-execution-vulnerability-pivotx/Exploit
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pivot-weblog/code/4452/tree//branches/2.3.x/pivotx/fileupload.php?diff=51a4cb5e34309d75c0d1612a:4451
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535860/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75577
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.