Galaxyscripts Mini File Host 1.5 File Upload name.php code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Galaxyscripts Mini File Host 1.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file name.php of the component File Upload. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-6785. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Galaxyscripts Mini File Host 1.5. This affects an unknown function of the file name.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Mini File Host 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory, as demonstrated by creating a name.php file.

The weakness was disclosed 05/01/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6785 since 05/01/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Pouya_Server and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 134 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:name.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 (47460) and Exploit-DB (7509). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Galaxyscripts

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• Mini File Host

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• 1.5

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