CVE-2015-5951

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-01-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

A file upload issue exists in the specid parameter in Thomson Reuters FATCH before 5.2, which allows malicious users to upload arbitrary PHP files to the web root and execute system commands.

Affected products

Thomsonreuters Fatca: before 5.2 — fixed in 5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Thomsonreuters Fatca 5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133003/Thomson-Reuters-FATCA-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/25
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536163/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76271
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Aug/32
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133003/Thomson-Reuters-FATCA-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/25
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536163/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76271
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Aug/32

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