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CVE-2017-5630 (GCVE-0-2017-5630)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-01 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:04
VLAI
Summary
PECL in the download utility class in the Installer in PEAR Base System v1.10.1 does not validate file types and filenames after a redirect, which allows remote HTTP servers to overwrite files via crafted responses, as demonstrated by a .htaccess overwrite.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41185/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=21171 x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2017-02-01 00:00
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