ilias 4.4.1 File Upload ilias.php unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ilias 4.4.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file ilias.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-2088. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ilias 4.4.1. Affected is some unknown processing of the file ilias.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ilias.php in ILIAS 4.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by using a .php filename in an upload_files action to the uploadFiles command, and then accessing the .php file via a direct request to a certain client_id pathname.

The weakness was disclosed 03/02/2014 as File 125350/ILI (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2088 since 02/24/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ilias.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 Exploit-DB (31833). The entries VDB-66494 and VDB-66493 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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03/24/2015 +387 days 🔍
04/12/2025 +3672 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: File 125350/ILI
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66492
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 04/12/2025 22:30
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (47), 03/07/2019 10:42 (1), 02/07/2025 04:38 (25), 04/12/2025 22:30 (1)
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