# CVE-2008-2742: File upload in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious PHP files via the file editor in Achievo, requiring specific Apache module configuration.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrgm-3qrm-8r6m

## What is CVE-2008-2742?

CVE-2008-2742 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted file upload in the mcpuk file editor (atk/attributes/fck/editor/filemanager/browser/mcpuk/connectors/php/config.php) in Achievo 1.2.0 through 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with .php followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the Achievo root directory.  NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments that support multiple extensions, such as Apache with the mod_mime module enabled.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2742?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Achievo Achievo.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-2742 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2742 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Achievo 1.3.2 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-2736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2736/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2734/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-3705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3705/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1435/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-5865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5865/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2742 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2742 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2742

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