CVE-2017-3189 File upload in Administration Panel
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via the Push Publishing feature, potentially leading to remote code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3189?
CVE-2017-3189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dotCMS administration panel, versions 3.7.1 and earlier, "Push Publishing" feature in Enterprise Pro is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload. When "Bundle" tar.gz archives uploaded to the Push Publishing feature are decompressed, there are no checks on the types of files which the bundle contains. This vulnerability combined with the path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2017-3188) can lead to remote command execution with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application. An unauthenticated remote attacker may perform actions with the dotCMS administrator panel with the same permissions of a victim user or execute arbitrary system commands with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dotcms Dotcms.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dotcms Dotcms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mqm-jfh7-77gm.