CVE-2024-9975
Published: 15 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-9975 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Rems Drag And Drop Image Upload. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 49.7% 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-2024-50256
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Drag and Drop Image Upload 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /upload.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be…
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launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted arbitrary file upload in public-facing /upload.php enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and deployment/execution of web shells for RCE (T1100, T1505.003).
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.