Dangerous file upload in October CMS - CVE-2023-44383

 

Dangerous file upload in October CMS - CVE-2023-44383

Published: November 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83560
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44383
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OctoberCMS
Affected software:
October CMS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the application allows upload of SVG files. A remote user can upload a malicious SVG file with XSS payload in it and execute arbitrary JavaScript code.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-44383

Install updates from vendor's website.

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