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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2022-45968

High
8.8/10

Summary

Alist prior to 3.5.1 is vulnerable to File Upload. A user with only file upload permission can upload any file to any folder (even a password protected one).

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published