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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2024-52302

High
8.7/10

Summary

common-user-management is a robust Spring Boot application featuring user management services designed to control user access dynamically. There is a critical security vulnerability in the application endpoint /api/v1/customer/profile-picture. This endpoint allows file uploads without proper validation or restrictions, enabling attackers to upload malicious files that can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
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CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with dangerous type

'Unrestricted file upload with dangerous type' attacks involve an attacker uploading or transferring files of dangerous types to the server. The severity of such an attack depends upon the execution mechanism and the storage location of the uploaded file. Thus, it may range from simple defacement to arbitrary file execution, and complete system takeover.

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  • Published