# CVE-2009-4098: Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2009-11-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner / file upload permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an images directory.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508050/100/0/threaded
- http://www.openx.org/docs/2.8/release-notes/openx-2.8.2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37475
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54394
- https://developer.openx.org/jira/browse/OX-5747
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37110
- http://osvdb.org/60499
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16903
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit.rb

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