MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-2348

Enterprise Linux Desktop vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
8.6%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The move_uploaded_file implementation in ext/standard/basic_functions.c in PHP before 5.4.39, 5.5.x before 5.5.23, and 5.6.x before 5.6.7 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended extension restrictions and create files with unexpected names via a crafted second argument. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7243.
Affected vendor
Redhat
Affected product
Enterprise Linux Desktop
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2015-03-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 8.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-2348

  • Confirm whether Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-2348.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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