# CVE-2022-3549: SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System Avatar unrestricted upload

> Remote attackers can upload malicious files via the avatar handler, potentially leading to code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7frh-gcmm-q865

## What is CVE-2022-3549?

CVE-2022-3549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System, published on 17 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /csms/admin/?page=user/manage_user of the component Avatar Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-211049 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Cold Storage Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System

- [CVE-2021-45435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45435/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-42232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42232/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-42241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42241/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-42242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42242/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-42243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42243/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System, published on 17 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System. 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-2022-3549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3549

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3549/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.