CVE-2011-4106
TimThumb (timthumb.php) before 2.0 does not validate the entire source with the domain white list, which allows remote attackers to upload…
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Description
TimThumb (timthumb.php) before 2.0 does not validate the entire source with the domain white list, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via a URL containing a white-listed domain in the src parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the cache directory, as exploited in the wild in August 2011.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 17872 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 17602 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 23.3% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 17872 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111103 Re: CVE request: wordpress plugin timthumb before 2.0 remote code execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 17602 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=212 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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