CVE-2015-3640

Description

phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly escape the "." character in request parameters, which allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of a web-accessible and web-writeable directory on the target system to inject and execute arbitrary PHP scripts by injecting scripts via the path, filename, and dirs parameters to scheduled.php, and making requests to injected scripts.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032250 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/4 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3640?
CVE-2015-3640 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3640?
To fix CVE-2015-3640, 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-2015-3640 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3640 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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