CVE-2015-5457

PivotX < 2.3.11 - Remote Code Execution via File Extension Validation Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://software-talk.org/blog/2015/06/session-fixation-xss-code-execution-vulnerability-pivotx/

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132474/PivotX-2.3.10-Session-Fixation-XSS-Code-Execution.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://blog.pivotx.net/archive/2015/06/21/pivotx-2311-released

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75577

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535860/100/0/threaded

Product x_refsource_confirm

http://sourceforge.net/p/pivot-weblog/code/4452/tree//branches/2.3.x/pivotx/fileupload.php?diff=51a4cb5e34309d75c0d1612a:4451

Scores

EPSS 0.0468

EPSS Percentile 90.7%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

pivotx/pivotx < 2.3.10

Published Jul 08, 2015

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026