Description
TimThumb (timthumb.php) before 2.0 does not validate the entire source with the domain white list, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via a URL containing a white-listed domain in the src parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the cache directory, as exploited in the wild in August 2011.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.8/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212Exploit, Patch
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/Patch
- http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17602Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17872Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4
- http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212Exploit, Patch
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/Patch
- http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17602Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17872Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 26, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified