CVE-2023-53950
Published: 19 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2023-53950 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Innovastudio (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked at the 42.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204602
Vulnerability details
InnovaStudio WYSIWYG Editor 5.4 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass file extension restrictions through filename manipulation. Attackers can upload malicious ASP shells by using null byte techniques and alternate file extensions to circumvent upload controls…
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- 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.