CVE-2014-2223

7.5 · HIGH

Published Sep 11, 2014 plogger CWE-94 EPSS 10.02% (95th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-2223 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting plogger plogger. It was published on September 11, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in plog-admin/plog-upload.php in Plogger 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a ZIP file that contains a PHP file and a non-zero length PNG file, then accessing the PHP file via a direct request to it in plog-content/uploads/archive/.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from plogger. Update plogger to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
plogger	plogger	0	Affected

References

Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128029/Plogger-Authenticated-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/443 Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/446 Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34447 Ref www.sysdream.com/CVE-2014-2223_CVE-2014-2224 Ref www.sysdream.com/system/files/PLOGGER-1.0RC1-advisory.pdf Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128029/Plogger-Authenticated-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/443 Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/446 Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34447

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2223?

CVE-2014-2223 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting plogger plogger. It was published on September 11, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2223?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2223?

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