CVE-2018-10795 File upload in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker with upload permissions can upload dangerous files via FCKeditor, potentially leading to code execution within the Liferay environment.

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-2018-10795?

CVE-2018-10795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 7 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Liferay 6.2.x and before has an FCKeditor configuration that allows an attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment via a browser/liferay/browser.html?Type= or html/js/editor/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/liferay/browser.html URI. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because file upload is an expected feature, subject to Role Based Access Control checks where only authenticated users with proper permissions can upload files

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10795?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-10795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Liferay Liferay Portal vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2xx5-jpqr-vq6g.

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