CVE-2016-20052

Description

Snews CMS 1.7 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files including PHP executables to the snews_files directory. Attackers can upload malicious PHP files through the multipart form-data upload endpoint and execute them by accessing the uploaded file path to achieve remote code execution.

CVSS Vector

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40706
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snews-cms-unrestricted-file-upload-via-snews-files