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boastMachine Remote Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for remote arbitrary file upload vulnerability in boastMachine

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by an
arbitrary file upload vulnerability.

Description :

The remote host is running boastMachine, an open-source publishing
tool written in PHP.

According to its banner, the version of boastMachine installed on the
remote host permits authenticated users to upload arbitrary files and
then run them subject to the rights of the web server user.

See also :

http://www.kernelpanik.org/docs/kernelpanik/bmachines.txt
http://boastology.com/pages/changes.php

Solution :

Upgrade to boastMachine version 3.1 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:R/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13600

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