Vulnerability in Encodable Filechucker
CVE-2019-7216
An issue was discovered in FileChucker 4.99e-free-e02. filechucker.cgi has a filter bypass that allows a malicious user to upload any type of file by using % characters within the extension, e.g., file.%ph%p becomes file.php.
EPSS: 0.020 (78.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Encodable Filechucker — versions 4.99e-free-e02, 5.09
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7216?
- CVE-2019-7216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Encodable Filechucker. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7216?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-7216 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.