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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1584 · published 8 June 2011

CVE-2011-1584: Dotclear permissions and access controls vulnerability

Dotclear · Dotclear

The updateFile function in inc/core/class.dc.media.php in the Media Manager in Dotclear before 2.2.3 does not properly restrict pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via the media_path or media_file parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The updateFile function in inc/core/class.dc.media.php in the Media Manager in Dotclear before 2.2.3 does not properly restrict pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via the media_path or media_file parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/changeset/2:3427 ExploitPatch
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2011/04/01/Dotclear-2.2.3 PatchVendor Advisory
http://fr.dotclear.org/blog/post/2011/04/01/Dotclear-2.2.3 Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/19
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/14/8
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/11
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/7
http://secunia.com/advisories/44049 Vendor Advisory
http://www.arcabit.com/english/home/a-flaw-in-dotclear
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/changeset/2:3427 ExploitPatch
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2011/04/01/Dotclear-2.2.3 PatchVendor Advisory
http://fr.dotclear.org/blog/post/2011/04/01/Dotclear-2.2.3 Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/19
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/14/8
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/11
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/7
http://secunia.com/advisories/44049 Vendor Advisory
http://www.arcabit.com/english/home/a-flaw-in-dotclear

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-1584), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-09). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.