# CVE-2023-1303: UCMS System File Management Module fileedit.php unrestricted upload

> Remote attackers with permissions can upload arbitrary files via the fileedit.php script, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-646v-93pq-q849

## What is CVE-2023-1303?

CVE-2023-1303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UCMS, published on 9 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in UCMS 1.6 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file sadmin/fileedit.php of the component System File Management Module. The manipulation of the argument file leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222683.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1303?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ucms Project Ucms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in UCMS

- [CVE-2022-38297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38297/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-35426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35426/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-25537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25537/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-25483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25483/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17035/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1303 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UCMS, published on 9 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UCMS. 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-2023-1303/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1303/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1303
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1303
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1303

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1303/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.