CVE-2015-3640 Code injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can inject and execute arbitrary PHP scripts via path parameters in phpMyBackupPro if a writable directory is accessible.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3640?
CVE-2015-3640 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly escape the "." character in request parameters, which allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of a web-accessible and web-writeable directory on the target system to inject and execute arbitrary PHP scripts by injecting scripts via the path, filename, and dirs parameters to scheduled.php, and making requests to injected scripts.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3640?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmybackuppro Phpmybackuppro.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2015-3640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qh9-p9x6-57f8.