CVE-2023-37152
Published: 10 July 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-37152 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Online Art Gallery Project Online Art Gallery. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 19.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-37152 affects Projectworlds Online Art Gallery Project version 1.0 and stems from an unrestricted file upload flaw (CWE-434) on the adminHome.php page. The vulnerability permits unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, which carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8. The issue was publicly disclosed in July 2023 but has since been disputed by some parties as not representing a valid vulnerability in the application.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw to upload malicious files such as web shells. Successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the application server, including arbitrary code execution, data exfiltration, or persistence on the host.
Public references consist primarily of proof-of-concept exploit code and technical write-ups hosted on Exploit-DB and GitHub; no vendor advisory or official patch information is referenced. The entry notes that the vulnerability claim itself remains under dispute.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0612 on 2025-01-22 before receding to its current value of 0.0133, indicating a temporary increase in observed exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-41072
Vulnerability details
Projectworlds Online Art Gallery Project 1.0 allows unauthenticated users to perform arbitrary file uploads via the adminHome.php page. Note: This has been disputed as not a valid vulnerability.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.