# CVE-2020-11807: Because of Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type, Sourcefabric Newscoop 4.4.7 allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Because of Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type, Sourcefabric Newscoop 4.4.7 allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary PHP code (and sometimes terminal commands) on a server by making an avatar update and then visiting the avatar file under the /images/ path.

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## References

- https://github.com/sourcefabric/Newscoop/blob/3df835637609a5a42530b2a4611177c634ad6274/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Image/ImageService.php#L226
- https://gist.github.com/V-Rico/82e9e52ac451dc20eef87b0999b3b1ee

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