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Newscoop - 4.4.7 (latest) - Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type - CVE-2020-11807
Because of Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type, Sourcefabric Newscoop 4.4.7 allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary PHP code (and sometimes terminal commands) on a server by making an avatar update and then visiting the avatar file under the /images/ path.
To exploit vulnerability account should be registered on the Newscoop website. User can upload new avatar to its profile with custom extensions (for example *.php) and access uploaded file by predictable name at /images/*filename* path at web server.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11807
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