# CVE-2013-6234: File upload in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can upload malicious files to the Worksheet designer to execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mr3-4w8x-ffcp

## What is CVE-2013-6234?

CVE-2013-6234 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Worksheet designer in SpagoBI before 4.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory, aka "XSS File Upload."

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eng Spagobi.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-6234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-6234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- SpagoBI 4.0 - Arbitrary Cross-Site Scripting / Arbitrary File Upload (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-54794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54794/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2013-6231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6231/): SpagoBI before 4.1 has Privilege Escalation via an error in the AdapterHTTP script (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-7296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7296/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-54792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54792/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-54795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54795/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-6234 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6234

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