Fujian Apex LiveBOS up to 2024 UploadFile.do filename unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability has been found in Fujian Apex LiveBOS up to 2024 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file UploadFile.do. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-13981. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fujian Apex LiveBOS up to 2024. This issue affects an unknown part of the file UploadFile.do. The manipulation of the argument filename 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. The summary by CVE is:

LiveBOS, an object-oriented business architecture middleware suite developed by Apex Software Co., Ltd., contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in its UploadFile.do;.js.jsp endpoint. This flaw affects the LiveBOS Server component and allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload crafted files outside the intended directory structure via path traversal in the filename parameter. Successful exploitation may lead to remote code execution on the server, enabling full system compromise. The vulnerability is presumed to affect builds released prior to August 2024 and is said to be remediated in newer versions of the product, though the exact affected range remains undefined.

The weakness was presented with Sunuomu Security Team. The advisory is shared at cn-sec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-13981 since 08/25/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

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

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• Fujian Apex

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• LiveBOS

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• 2024

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