CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3765

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Exponent CMS version 0.96.3 and later performs a chmod on uploaded files to give them execute permissions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can upload a malicious file (e.g., PHP script) and execute it on the server, leading to compromise of the application and potentially the entire server.

Recommendation

Update Exponent CMS to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability, and configure the server to not grant execute permissions to uploaded files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Exponent CMS 0.96.3 and later versions performs a chmod on uploaded files to give them execute permissions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS