General Information

Malicious File Upload

Variants:
Direct 

Also Known As:
Untrestricted File Upload, Malicious File Execution

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Generic

Layer:
Application-Level

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Input Validation

Invented In:
29/01/1999

Added In:
17/12/2014


Vector Operation Method:
Attacker can abuse file upload features to upload malicious files that can be used against the system and its legitimate users for a variety of malicious operations, such as accessing the file and executing it on the server, exposing the harmful file content to legitimate users, etc.


Direct Variant:

Malicious File Upload

Variant Title:
Malicious File Upload

Typical Severity:
Critical

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