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CVE-2015-5457

Published: Jul 8, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.7%
Top 9.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
pivotxpivotx
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
pivotxoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka pivotx

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://software-talk.org/blog/2015/06/session-fixation-xss-code-execution-vulnerability-pivotx/
software-talk.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132474/PivotX-2.3.10-Session-Fixation-XSS-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://blog.pivotx.net/archive/2015/06/21/pivotx-2311-released
blog.pivotx.net
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Timeline

Published
Jul 8, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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