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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2023-37502

High
9/10

Summary

HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security.  An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • 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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