Arbitrary Code Execution via Unserialize Vulnerability in CakePHP 1.2.8 and 1.3.x

CVE-2010-4335 · HIGH Severity

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

The _validatePost function in libs/controller/components/security.php in CakePHP 1.3.x through 1.3.5 and 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to modify the internal Cake cache and execute arbitrary code via a crafted data[_Token][fields] value that is processed by the unserialize function, as demonstrated by modifying the file_map cache to execute arbitrary local files.

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