CVE-2023-7036
Published: 21 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-7036 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Automad Automad. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 37.9th 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-2023-3199
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in automad up to 1.10.9. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function upload of the file FileCollectionController.php of the component Content Type Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to…
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initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-248685 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- 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.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
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.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.