Pligg CMS 2.0.2 admin_editor.php unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Pligg CMS 2.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin_editor.php. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-37677. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pligg CMS 2.0.2 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin_editor.php. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pligg CMS v2.0.2 (also known as Kliqqi) was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the component admin_editor.php.

The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2023 as 264. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-37677 since 07/10/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin_editor.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-41555). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2023 🔍
07/26/2023 +16 days 🔍
07/26/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/18/2026 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 264
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-37677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235412
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2023 09:55
Updated: 01/18/2026 03:46
Changes: 07/26/2023 09:55 (38), 08/18/2023 15:54 (12), 01/18/2026 03:46 (16)
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