What is CVE-2020-11807?

CVE-2020-11807 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sourcefabric Newscoop, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-11807?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Sourcefabric Newscoop

CVE-2020-11807

Because of Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type, Sourcefabric Newscoop 4.4.7 allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary PHP code (and sometimes terminal commands) on a server by making an avatar update and then visiting the avatar file under the /images/ path.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.007 (47.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sourcefabric Newscoop — versions 4.4.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11807?: CVE-2020-11807 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sourcefabric Newscoop, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-11807?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.