CVE-2017-5480

Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/files/files.ctrl.php in b2evolution through 6.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files by leveraging back-office access to provide a .. (dot dot) in the fm_selected array parameter.

CVE-2017-5494

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the file types table in b2evolution through 6.8.3 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a .swf file in a (1) comment frame or (2) avatar frame.

Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 44): SoftMaker's FlexiPDF installers allow escalation of privilege

Posted by Stefan Kanthak on Jan 15

Hi @ll,

the executable installers of SoftMaker’s FlexiPDF,
<http://www.softmaker.net/down/flexipdf2017.exe> and
<http://www.softmaker.net/down/flexipdfbasic2017.exe>, built
with the crapware known as “InnoSetup”, are vulnerable to DLL
hijacking: they load Windows DLLs from their “application
directory” instead Windows’ “system directory”: on Windows 7
at least UXTheme.dll and DWMAPI.dll.

This…

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