File upload via forged authenticated request
Published Apr 22, 2023 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Cross-site request forgery in kalcaddle KodExplorer 4.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload files through a victim's session. The file-upload action accepts a state-changing request without an anti-CSRF token, while the shipped system configuration leaves csrfProtect disabled by default. A victim must follow an attacker-controlled link while able to upload files; the resulting file write can expose the server further if uploaded content is executable.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in kalcaddle KodExplorer 4.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload files through a victim's session. The file-upload action accepts a state-changing request without an anti-CSRF token, while the shipped system configuration leaves csrfProtect disabled by default. A victim must follow an attacker-controlled link while able to upload files; the resulting file write can expose the server further if uploaded content is executable.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4944
- Published
- Apr 22, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- kalcaddle
- Product
- KodExplorer
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.0
- Affected versionversion=4.1
- Affected versionversion=4.10
- Affected versionversion=4.11
- Affected versionversion=4.12
- Affected versionversion=4.13
- Affected versionversion=4.14
- Affected versionversion=4.15
- Affected versionversion=4.16
- Affected versionversion=4.17
- Affected versionversion=4.18
- Affected versionversion=4.19
- Affected versionversion=4.2
- Affected versionversion=4.20
- Affected versionversion=4.21
- Affected versionversion=4.22
- Affected versionversion=4.23
- Affected versionversion=4.24
- Affected versionversion=4.25
- Affected versionversion=4.26
- Affected versionversion=4.27
- Affected versionversion=4.28
- Affected versionversion=4.29
- Affected versionversion=4.3
- Affected versionversion=4.30
- Affected versionversion=4.31
- Affected versionversion=4.32
- Affected versionversion=4.33
- Affected versionversion=4.34
- Affected versionversion=4.35
- Affected versionversion=4.36
- Affected versionversion=4.37
- Affected versionversion=4.38
- Affected versionversion=4.39
- Affected versionversion=4.4
- Affected versionversion=4.40
- Affected versionversion=4.41
- Affected versionversion=4.42
- Affected versionversion=4.43
- Affected versionversion=4.44
- Affected versionversion=4.45
- Affected versionversion=4.46
- Affected versionversion=4.47
- Affected versionversion=4.48
- Affected versionversion=4.49
- Affected versionversion=4.5
- Affected versionversion=4.6
- Affected versionversion=4.7
- Affected versionversion=4.8
- Affected versionversion=4.9
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2022-4944 proof-of-concept archiveproof of concept · unverified
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