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JVNDB-2014-000112

N-Media file uploader vulnerability in handling uploaded files

Overview

N-Media file uploader is a plugin for WordPress. N-Media file uploader contains a vulnerability (CWE-264) in the way it handles uploaded files. As a result, an arbitrary PHP script which is uploaded may be executed.

Yuji Tounai of bogus.jp reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 6.5 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Network
  • Access Complexity: Low
  • Authentication: Single Instance
  • Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  • Integrity Impact: Partial
  • Availability Impact: Partial
Affected Products


N-Media
  • N-Media file uploader versions prior to 3.4

Impact

A user with "Author" privileges and above may execute an arbitrary command on the server.
Solution

[Update the software]
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer and modify the settings for file types that are allowed to be uploaded.
Vendor Information

N-Media
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. Permissions(CWE-264) [IPA Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

  1. CVE-2014-5324
References

  1. JVN : JVN#87863382
  2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2014-5324
Revision History

  • [2014/09/25]
      Web page was published
    [2014/09/29]
       References : Content was added 

Date Public2014/09/25
Date First Published2014/09/25
Date Last Updated2014/09/29