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CVE-2011-4106 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Patch 
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17602 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17872 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-4106
NVD Published Date:
10/26/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.