Pivotx
CVE-2017-7570
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Code injection prevention, sandbox exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.83%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject and execute arbitrary code within the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated Advanced users to execute arbitrary PHP code by performing an upload with a safe file extension (such as .jpg) and then invoking the duplicate function to. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated Advanced users to execute arbitrary PHP code by performing an upload with a safe file extension (such as .jpg) and then invoking the duplicate function to change to the .php extension. Affected products include: Pivotx.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated Advanced users to execute arbitrary PHP code by performing an upload with a safe file extension (such as .jpg) and then invoking the duplicate function to change to the .php extension.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in PivotX CMS v.3.0.0 RC 3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allow
Session fixation vulnerability in fileupload.php in PivotX before 2.3.11 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions
PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors involving an upload of a .htac
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pivotx/ajaxhelper.php in PivotX 2.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the form method in modules/formclass.php in PivotX before 2.3.11 allows remo
Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in fileupload.php in PivotX before 2.3.9 allow remote authenticated us
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PivotX before 2.3.9 allow remote authenticated users to inject ar
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP
The smarty_self function in modules/module_smarty.php in PivotX 2.3.11 mishandles the URI, allowing XSS via vectors invo
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