CVE-2019-12170

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-12170
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-05-17 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-08-05 23:15:00 UTC
DescriptionATutor through 2.2.4 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the mods/_core/backups/upload.php (aka backup) component. This may result in remote command execution. An attacker can use the instructor account to fully compromise the system using a crafted backup ZIP archive. This will allow for PHP files to be written to the web root, and for code to execute on the remote server.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-434

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Atutor Atutor All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ATutor 2.2.4 Backup Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
GitHub - fuzzlove/ATutor-Instructor-Backup-Arbitrary-File: ATutor 2.2.4 'Backup' Remote Command Execution (CVE-2019-12170) MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
incidentsecurity.com/atutor-2-2-4-backup-remote-command-execution MISC incidentsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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