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CVE-2011-4106

Published: Oct 26, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
11.6%
Top 4.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

TimThumb (timthumb.php) before 2.0 does not validate the entire source with the domain white list, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via a URL containing a white-listed domain in the src parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the cache directory, as exploited in the wild in August 2011.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

binarymoon
commercial
timthumbMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212
code.google.com
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
markmaunder.com
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/
markmaunder.com
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