CVE-2024-42640Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated code execution via executable file upload

Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in Adones Pitogo angular-base64-upload before 0.1.21 allows remote attackers to execute server code. The unauthenticated demo/server.php endpoint accepts arbitrary content and exposes uploaded files beneath demo/uploads, where PHP content executes. Exploitation requires the demo directory beneath a PHP-enabled web root; uploaded code runs with the web server's privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability45.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in Adones Pitogo angular-base64-upload before 0.1.21 allows remote attackers to execute server code. The unauthenticated demo/server.php endpoint accepts arbitrary content and exposes uploaded files beneath demo/uploads, where PHP content executes. Exploitation requires the demo directory beneath a PHP-enabled web root; uploaded code runs with the web server's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42640
Published
Oct 11, 2024
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
Adones Pitogo
Product
angular-base64-upload
Classifications
CWE-434, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 14, 2024Exploitation reportedSANS Internet Storm Center web-honeypot probing
  3. Oct 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.1.21

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adones Pitogo · angular-base64-uploadversion=0 <0.1.21

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA ADP VulnrichmentCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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