VDB-231458 · CVE-2023-31541 · EUVD-2023-35844

CKeditor 1.2.3 on Redmine Browse/Upload Images unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in CKeditor 1.2.3 on Redmine. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Browse/Upload Images. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-31541. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CKeditor 1.2.3 on Redmine and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Browse/Upload Images. 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:

A unrestricted file upload vulnerability was discovered in the ‘Browse and upload images’ feature of the CKEditor v1.2.3 plugin for Redmine, which allows arbitrary files to be uploaded to the server.

The weakness was presented 06/13/2023. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-31541 since 04/29/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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-2023-35844). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

CKeditor

Version

1.2.3

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2023 🔍
06/13/2023 +45 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/26/2025 +927 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redmine.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-31541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231458
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2023 21:18
Updated: 12/26/2025 06:32
Changes: 06/13/2023 21:18 (36), 07/13/2023 00:47 (1), 07/13/2023 01:00 (11), 01/03/2025 21:49 (26), 12/26/2025 06:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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