CVE-2011-4106 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

TimThumb (timthumb.php) before 2.0 does not validate the entire source with the domain white list, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via a URL containing a white-listed domain in the src parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the cache directory, as exploited in the wild in August 2011.

Published: 2013-10-26

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 26.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:binarymoon:timthumb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.26332.

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References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/
http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17602
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17872
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4

History

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Binarymoon Timthumb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-10-26T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:09:33.905Z

Reserved: 2011-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4106

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-26T16:55:03.113

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4106

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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