CVE-2018-15601 Elefant CMS Improper Input Validation

What is CVE-2018-15601?

CVE-2018-15601 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

apps/filemanager/handlers/upload/drop.php in Elefant CMS 2.0.3 performs a urldecode step too late in the "Cannot upload executable files" protection mechanism.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15601?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including elefant/cms. It affects 1 product.

Products include Elefantcms Elefantcms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15601?

Upgrade elefant/cms to 2.0.4 or later.

Is CVE-2018-15601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2018-16387 Elefant CMS CSRF Vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2017-20058 Elefant CMS Version Comparison Persistent cross site scriting Medium 4.3
• CVE-2012-6521 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 4.3
• CVE-2012-1296 Elefant CMS Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-pcf7-5974-vjh4.