# CVE-2020-11815: File upload in n/a

> Attackers can upload arbitrary files and execute commands by manipulating content-type headers when Maintenance Mode is disabled.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5972-jjp3-vqm8

## What is CVE-2020-11815?

CVE-2020-11815 is a critical vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 16 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Rukovoditel 2.5.2, attackers can upload arbitrary file to the server by just changing the content-type value. As a result of that, an attacker can execute a command on the server. This specific attack only occurs without the Maintenance Mode setting.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11815?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel

- [CVE-2022-48175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48175/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44945/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43168/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11817/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11812/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11815 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11815 is a critical vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 16 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel. 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-2020-11815/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11815/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11815
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11815
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11815

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11815/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.