CVE-2021-26642 (GCVE-0-2021-26642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-03 16:59
VLAI
Title
XpressEngine file upload vulnerability
Summary
When uploading an image file to a bulletin board developed with XpressEngine, a vulnerability in which an arbitrary file can be uploaded due to insufficient verification of the file. A remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the server where the bulletin board is running.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-02 15:40 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
krcert CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 6 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
XEHub XE3 XpresesEngine Affected: 3.0.14 , ≤ 3.0.14 (custom)
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