CVE-2011-4106

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Published Oct 26, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 23.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 23.3% (23.342% probability within 30 days)

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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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Subscriptions

Binarymoon Timthumb

Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 26, 2013, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:09 PM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 26, 2013, 4:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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