PT-2014-8776 · Digitalvidhya · Digitalvidhya Digi Online Examination System

Halil Dalabasmaz · Published 2014-11-20 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-8997

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DigitalVidhya Digi Online Examination System version 2.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension to the Photo functionality, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in assets/uploads/images/. This is due to an unrestricted file upload vulnerability.

Recommendations For DigitalVidhya Digi Online Examination System version 2.0, consider restricting file uploads to only allow non-executable file extensions as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the assets/uploads/images/ directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8997

Affected Products

Digitalvidhya Digi Online Examination System

References · 5

• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/35223 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/35223 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8997 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129108/Digi-Online-Examination-System-2.0-Shell-Upload.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98662 · Note