What is CVE-2017-14958?

CVE-2017-14958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotx, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-14958?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Pivotx

CVE-2017-14958

lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pivotx — versions 2.3.11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14958?: CVE-2017-14958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotx, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-14958?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.