#VU43247 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Symfony - CVE-2012-5574

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43247

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5574

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Symfony
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: SensioLabs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

lib/form/sfForm.class.php in Symfony CMS before 1.4.20 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted upload request.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Symfony: 1.4.0 - 1.4.18

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External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/093698.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/093920.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/093922.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/51372
https://symfony.com/blog/security-release-symfony-1-4-20-released
https://trac.symfony-project.org/changeset/33598
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/12
https://www.osvdb.org/87869
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56685
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444696
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880240
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80309

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.