CVE-2015-8832

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in inc/core/class.dc.core.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allow remote authenticated users with "manage their own media items" and "manage their own entries and comments" permissions to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a (1) .pht, (2) .phps, or (3) .phtml extension.

Affected products

Dotclear: through 2.8.1

References

http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134352/dotclear-2.8.1-Shell-Upload.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/58
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96379
https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-Code-Execution-93.html
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/198580bc3d80
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134352/dotclear-2.8.1-Shell-Upload.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/58
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4

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