CVE-2023-5185
Published: 28 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-5185 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Projectworlds Gym Management System Project. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 19.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-57522
Vulnerability details
Gym Management System Project v1.0 is vulnerable to an Insecure File Upload vulnerability on the 'file' parameter of profile/i.php page, allowing an authenticated attacker to obtain Remote Code Execution on the server hosting the application.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Insecure file upload in web application allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files (e.g., PHP web shells) to a web-accessible directory, enabling remote code execution. Maps to T1190 (exploit public-facing web app) and T1100 (web shell deployment and execution).
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.