PT-2017-14888 · Unknown · Simple Chatting System

Ihsan Sencan · Published 2017-12-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-17593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Chatting System version 1.0

Description The issue allows for Arbitrary File Upload through the "view/my profile.php" endpoint, which stores uploaded files in the "uploads/" directory.

Recommendations For Simple Chatting System version 1.0, consider restricting access to the "view/my profile.php" endpoint to prevent unauthorized file uploads until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict write access to the "uploads/" directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Unrestricted File Upload

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17593

Affected Products

Simple Chatting System

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43237 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145247/Simple-Chatting-System-1.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17593 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17593 · Vendor Advisory