Review Board CVE-2013-4796 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

BID:61751

Info

Review Board CVE-2013-4796 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 61751
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-4796
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 04 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 04 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Craig Young of Tripwire
Vulnerable: Beanbag Review Board 1.7.11
Beanbag Review Board 1.7.10
Beanbag Review Board 1.6.17
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Review Board CVE-2013-4796 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Review Board is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files. The issue occurs because the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to upload arbitrary files to the affected computer; this can result in arbitrary code execution within the context of the vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

Review Board CVE-2013-4796 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

Review Board CVE-2013-4796 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Review Board CVE-2013-4796 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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