FKIE_CVE-2008-6948

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-12 10:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:03
Severity
Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Collabtive 0.4.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension and using a text/plain MIME type, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in files/, related to (1) the showproject action in managefile.php or (2) the Messages feature.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498186/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32229
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46498
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7076
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498186/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32229
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46498
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7076
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
collabtive collabtive 0.4.8
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