CVE-2017-14840

published 2017-09-28

CVE-2017-14840: TeamWork TicketPlus allows Arbitrary File Upload in updateProfile.

Priority P2 63 high 8.8 CVSS 3.0

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

TeamWork TicketPlus allows Arbitrary File Upload in updateProfile.

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url http://localhost/[PATH]/profile/settings↗

url http://localhost/[PATH]/uploads/[FILE]↗

path uploads/↗

• → Alert on HTTP GET requests to the /uploads/ directory for files with executable extensions (e.g., .php), which would indicate post-upload webshell access attempts. ↗

• · The vulnerable endpoint requires an authenticated user session (Auth::id() is used), meaning exploitation requires valid credentials — unauthenticated exploitation is not directly indicated. ↗
• · No version number is specified for the vulnerable release; all known versions of TicketPlus should be treated as potentially affected. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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