# CVE-2020-25790: Typesetter CMS 5.x through 5.1 allows admins to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a .php file inside a ZIP archive.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-09-19 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Typesetter CMS 5.x through 5.1 allows admins to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a .php file inside a ZIP archive. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report because "admins are considered trustworthy"; however, the behavior "contradicts our security policy" and is being fixed for 5.2

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter/issues/674
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Oct/11
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159503/Typesetter-CMS-5.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159615/Typesetter-CMS-5.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48906
- https://github.com/7Mitu/CVE-2020-25790

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