CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16941

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

October CMS through 1.0.428 does not prevent the use of .htaccess in themes, allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by downloading a theme ZIP archive from /backend/cms/themes, and then uploading and importing a modified archive with two new files: a .php file and a .htaccess file.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk of malicious code execution by users who have access to manage/upload themes, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of October CMS and restrict theme management access to trusted users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

October CMS through 1.0.428 does not prevent use of .htaccess in themes, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by downloading a theme ZIP archive from /backend/cms/themes, and then uploading and importing a modified archive with two new files: a .php file and a .htaccess file. NOTE: the vendor says "I don't think [an attacker able to login to the system under an account that has access to manage/upload themes] is a threat model that we need to be considering.

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