What is CVE-2021-40189?

CVE-2021-40189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php-Fusion Phpfusion, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-40189?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Php-Fusion Phpfusion

CVE-2021-40189

PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. The theme function will extract a file to "webroot/themes/{Theme Folder], where an attacker can access and execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Php-fusion Phpfusion — versions 9.03.110
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40189?: CVE-2021-40189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php-Fusion Phpfusion, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-40189?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.