# CVE-2022-34578: File upload in n/a

> An attacker can upload arbitrary files via the branding settings page, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pxvc-9m9j-4r9v

## What is CVE-2022-34578?

CVE-2022-34578 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Open Source Point of Sale v3.3.7 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability via the Update Branding Settings page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34578?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-32888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32888/): Open Source Point of Sale is Vulnerable to SQL Injection Through its Item Search Functionality (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-26746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26746/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-68434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68434/): opensourcepos has Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability that leads to Unauthorized Administrator Creation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-68147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68147/): opensourcepos has a Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-63800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63800/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34578 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34578 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-2022-34578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.