Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in usercp.php in MetaForum 0.513 Beta restricts file types based on the MIME type in the Content-type HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary scripts via an image MIME type with a filename containing an executable extension such as .php.
Public exploits
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Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- MetaForum 0.513 Beta - Arbitrary File Upload EDB-3516 · webapps · Mar 19, 2007 · verified
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References
- 20070318 MetaForum <= 0.513 Beta - Remote file upload Vulnerability mailing-list
- 2454 third-party-advisory
- metaforum-mime-file-upload(33097) vdb-entry
- http://www.aeroxteam.fr/exploit-MetaForum-0.513b.txt
- 3516 exploit
- 34523 vdb-entry
- 23032 vdb-entry