Dangerous file upload in October CMS - CVE-2023-44383
Published: November 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83560
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44383
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
October CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-44383
Install updates from vendor's website.
October CMS - update to 3.5.2