Serendipity 2.4-beta1 HTML File unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Serendipity 2.4-beta1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTML File Handler. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-31576. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Serendipity 2.4-beta1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component HTML File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Serendipity 2.4-beta1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML or Javascript file.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-31576 since 04/29/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-35877). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2023 🔍
05/16/2023 +17 days 🔍
05/16/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/26/2025 +955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-31576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229148
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2023 16:34
Updated: 12/26/2025 19:44
Changes: 05/16/2023 16:34 (37), 06/09/2023 14:16 (11), 01/23/2025 21:45 (26), 12/26/2025 19:44 (1)
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