CVE-2009-4140

Public Exploit

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ofc_upload_image.php in Open Flash Chart v2 Beta 1 through v2 Lug Wyrm Charmer, as used in Piwik 0.2.35 through 0.4.3, Woopra Analytics Plugin before 1.4.3.2, and possibly other products, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension through the name parameter with the code in the HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in tmp-upload-images/.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 91.75% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory piwik.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37314	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/59051	vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123494/wpslimstatex-exec.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/14/3	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/14/1	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53825	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/55160	third party advisory
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woopra/changelog/
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/piwik-upload.txt	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/37078	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24969	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/55162	third party advisory
http://piwik.org/blog/2009/10/piwik-response-to-secunia-advisory-sa37078/	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2966	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123493/wpseowatcher-exec.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/37911	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4140?: CVE-2009-4140 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4140?: To fix CVE-2009-4140, 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-2009-4140 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-4140 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~92% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.