X2Engine 4.1.7 File Upload FileUploadsFilter.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in X2Engine 4.1.7. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file FileUploadsFilter.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-5298. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in X2Engine 4.1.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file FileUploadsFilter.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

FileUploadsFilter.php in X2Engine 4.1.7 and earlier, when running on case-insensitive file systems, allows remote attackers to bypass the upload blacklist and conduct unrestricted file upload attacks by uploading a file with an executable extension that contains uppercase letters, as demonstrated using a PHP program.

The weakness was shared 10/09/2014 by Egidio Romano (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-5298 since 08/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:FileUploadsFilter.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81438 (X2Engine < 4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 (96171), Tenable (81438), SecurityFocus (BID 70081†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48887†). The entry VDB-71908 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 81438
Nessus Name: X2Engine < 4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Product: github.com

Advisory: ssa-234763
Researcher: Egidio Romano
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CVE: CVE-2014-5298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71909
X-Force: 96171
SecurityFocus: 70081 - X2CRM 'FileUploadsFilter.php' CVE-2014-5298 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 48887 - X2Engine 4.1.7 and Earlier Remote Restrictions Bypass via a Crafted File, High

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Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/30/2022 08:52
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (58), 06/21/2017 20:33 (5), 03/30/2022 08:49 (3), 03/30/2022 08:52 (1)
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