File Inclusion and Code Execution Vulnerability in Serendipity 2.0.5 Installer

CVE-2016-10082 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

include/functions_installer.inc.php in Serendipity through 2.0.5 is vulnerable to File Inclusion and a possible Code Execution attack during a first-time installation because it fails to sanitize the dbType POST parameter before adding it to an include() call in the bundled-libs/serendipity_generateFTPChecksums.php file.

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