CVE-2007-1255

Public Exploit

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.bbcode.php in Connectix Boards 0.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a crafted GIF smiley image with a .php extension via the uploadimage parameter to admin.php, which can be later accessed via a direct request for the file in smileys/. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a separate SQL injection issue for remote unauthenticated attacks.

6.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.36%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/24255	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2364	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/33538	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460947/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3352	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1255?: CVE-2007-1255 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1255?: To fix CVE-2007-1255, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1255 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1255 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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