# CVE-2015-5951: A file upload issue exists in the specid parameter in Thomson Reuters FATCH before 5.2, which allows malicious users to upload arbitrary PHP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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