CVE-2021-23814 (GCVE-0-2021-23814)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-17 20:00 – Updated: 2025-06-17 11:38
VLAI
Summary
This affects versions of the package unisharp/laravel-filemanager before 2.6.2. The upload() function does not sufficiently validate the file type when uploading. An attacker may be able to reproduce the following steps: 1. Install a package with a web Laravel application. 2. Navigate to the Upload window 3. Upload an image file, then capture the request 4. Edit the request contents with a malicious file (webshell) 5. Enter the path of file uploaded on URL - Remote Code Execution **Note:** Prevention for bad extensions can be done by using a whitelist in the config file(lfm.php). Corresponding document can be found in [here](https://unisharp.github.io/laravel-filemanager/configfolder-categories).
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Arbitrary File Upload
Assigner
snyk CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 60/100 over 16 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a unisharp/laravel-filemanager Affected: 0 , < 2.6.2 (semver)
Credits
Huy Nguyen
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