KTorrent PHP Code Injection And Security Bypass Vulnerability

Summary
This host has KTorrent installed and is prone to Security Bypass vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code and also bypass security restriction when affected web interface plugin is enabled. Impact Level: System
Solution
Upgade to 3.1.4 or higher version http://ktorrent.org/
Insight
The flaws are due to - sending improperly sanitised request into PHP interpreter. This can be exploited by injecting PHP code. - web interface plugin does not properly restrict access to the torrent upload functionality via HTTP POST request.
Affected
KTorrent version prior to 3.1.4 on Linux.
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