CVE-2011-4106 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 23.34% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-10-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| binarymoon | timthumb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple WordPress Plugins - 'timthumb.php' File Upload | 2011-09-19 |
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin TimThumb 1.32 - Remote Code Execution | 2011-08-03 |
References
- http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/
- http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17602
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17872
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4
- http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/
- http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17602
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17872
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4
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