CVE-2011-5051 (GCVE-0-2011-5051)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-01-04 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in the WP Symposium plugin before 11.12.24 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension using (1) uploadify/upload_admin_avatar.php or (2) uploadify/upload_profile_avatar.php, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory inside the webroot.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/78041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46097 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://wpsymposium-trac.sourcerepo.com/wpsymposi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-91/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://osvdb.org/78042 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2011-12-28 00:00
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