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CVE-2018-16974 — Vulnerability in elefant/cms — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Elefant CMS Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 14, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.7. There is a PHP Code Execution Vulnerability in `apps/filemanager/upload/drop.php` by using `/filemanager/api/rm/.htaccess` to remove the .htaccess file, and then using a filename that ends in .php followed by space characters (for bypassing the blacklist).

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 14, 2022 (1612 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 543 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update elefant/cms to 2.0.7 or later
composer require "elefant/cms:^2.0.7"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
elefant/cms
packagist
All versions2.0.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-434
    Unrestricted File UploadMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-16974?
Elefant CMS Code Execution Vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-16974?
CVE-2018-16974 affects elefant/cms. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-16974 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-77j2-7whr-6vpx

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