TWiki '.htaccess' File Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

BID:70375

Info

TWiki '.htaccess' File Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70375
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-7237
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 09 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 09 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Netanel Rubin
Vulnerable: TWiki TWiki 6.0
TWiki TWiki 5.1.4
TWiki TWiki 5.1.3
TWiki TWiki 5.1
TWiki TWiki 5.0.2
TWiki TWiki 5.0.1
TWiki TWiki 5.0
TWiki TWiki 4.3.2
TWiki TWiki 4.3.1
TWiki TWiki 4.3
TWiki TWiki 4.2.4
TWiki TWiki 4.2.3
TWiki TWiki 4.2.2
TWiki TWiki 4.2.1
TWiki TWiki 4.2
TWiki TWiki 4.1.2
TWiki TWiki 4.1.1
TWiki TWiki 4.1
TWiki TWiki 4.0.5
TWiki TWiki 4.0.4
TWiki TWiki 4.0.3
TWiki TWiki 4.0.2
TWiki TWiki 4.0.1
TWiki TWiki 5.1.2
TWiki TWiki 5.1.1
TWiki TWiki 4
Not Vulnerable: TWiki TWiki 6.0.1

Discussion

TWiki '.htaccess' File Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

TWiki is prone to a file-upload vulnerability.

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 webserver user.

The following versions are affected:

TWiki 6.0.0
TWiki 5.1.0 through TWiki 5.1.4
TWiki 5.0.0 through TWiki 5.0.2
TWiki 4.3.0 through TWiki 4.3.2
TWiki 4.2.0 through TWiki 4.2.4
TWiki 4.1.0 through TWiki 4.1.2
TWiki 4.0.0 through TWiki 4.0.5

Exploit / POC

TWiki '.htaccess' File Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

TWiki '.htaccess' File Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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

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