Justin White FreeWPS 2.11 File Upload upload.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Justin White FreeWPS 2.11. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file upload.php of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-5411. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Justin White FreeWPS 2.11 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file upload.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php for Free Web Publishing System (FreeWPS), possibly 2.11 and earlier, allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP programs.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2006 by HACKERS PAL (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5411 since 10/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. By approaching the search of inurl:upload.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 databases at X-Force (29379), Exploit-DB (28795), SecurityFocus (BID 20494†) and Secunia (SA19343†). See VDB-29307 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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10/12/2006 🔍
10/19/2006 +7 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3065 days 🔍
04/25/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: HACKERS PAL
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32863
X-Force: 29379 - FreeWPS upload.php command execution
SecurityFocus: 20494 - FreeWPS Upload.PHP Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 19343

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 02:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (58), 08/06/2018 07:28 (2), 11/02/2025 07:05 (17), 04/25/2026 02:01 (1)
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