# CVE-2023-26578: Arbitrary File Upload to Web Root In IDAttend’s IDWeb Application

> Authenticated attackers can upload malicious ASP or ASPX files to the web root, leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrxc-cv69-f3fp

## What is CVE-2023-26578?

CVE-2023-26578 is a high-severity vulnerability in IDAttend Pty Ltd IDWeb, published on 25 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Arbitrary file upload to web root in the IDAttend’s IDWeb application 3.1.013 allows authenticated attackers to upload dangerous files to web root such as ASP or ASPX, gaining command execution on the affected server.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26578?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Idattend Idweb.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-26578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-26578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IDAttend Pty Ltd IDWeb

- [CVE-2023-26568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26568/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection In IDAttend’s IDWeb Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-26569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26569/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection In IDAttend’s IDWeb Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-26572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26572/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection In IDAttend’s IDWeb Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-26581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26581/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection In IDAttend’s IDWeb Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-26582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26582/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection In IDAttend’s IDWeb Application (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-26578 is a high-severity vulnerability in IDAttend Pty Ltd IDWeb, published on 25 Oct 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-2023-26578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IDAttend Pty Ltd IDWeb. 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-2023-26578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.