Authenticated code execution via staged restricted uploads
Published Nov 19, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Remote file inclusion in Concrete CMS 8.5.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through File Manager. The external URL uploader downloads files with disallowed extensions into a publicly reachable temporary directory whose randomized name can be brute-forced while an upload is stalled. Exploitation requires an administrator who can upload files and a server configuration that executes the staged file type, yielding code execution in the web server context.
Summary
What happened
Remote file inclusion in Concrete CMS 8.5.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through File Manager. The external URL uploader downloads files with disallowed extensions into a publicly reachable temporary directory whose randomized name can be brute-forced while an upload is stalled. Exploitation requires an administrator who can upload files and a server configuration that executes the staged file type, yielding code execution in the web server context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-22968
- Published
- Nov 19, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Concrete CMS
- Product
- Concrete CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-98, T1505.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 19, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Concrete CMS version 9.0 and version 8.5.7
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