The Avatar upload feature in FUD Forum before 2.7.0 does not properly verify uploaded files, which allows remote attackers to execute…

Description

The Avatar upload feature in FUD Forum before 2.7.0 does not properly verify uploaded files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a file with a .php extension that contains image data followed by PHP code.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 20050828 FUD Forum < 2.7.1 PHP code injection vurnelability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 16627 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• fudforum-avatar-file-upload(22076) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20203 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://fudforum.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=5470&start=0& (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 14678 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20090127 Re: FUD Forum < 2.7.1 PHP code injection vurnelability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 22:45 UTC.