CVE-2011-4106

Summary

CVECVE-2011-4106
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-10-26 16:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionTimThumb (timthumb.php) before 2.0 does not validate the entire source with the domain white list, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via a URL containing a white-listed domain in the src parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the cache directory, as exploited in the wild in August 2011.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Binarymoon Timthumb All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Issue 212 - timthumb - Zero day vulnerability that gives remote attacker shell access - image crop zoom resize management - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Exploit, Patch
Zero Day Vulnerability in many Wordpress Themes | mm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 markmaunder.com
TimThumb 2.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.binarymoon.co.uk
Technical details and scripts of the Wordpress Timthumb.php hack | mm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 markmaunder.com Patch
Multiple Wordpress Plugin timthumb.php Vulnerabilites af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
oss-security - Re: CVE request: wordpress plugin timthumb before 2.0 remote code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
WordPress TimThumb Plugin - Remote Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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