CVE-2023-27164 File upload in n/a
Medium 4.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27164 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-27164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27164 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-2023-27164/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27164/index.md)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted markdown file in the Halo CMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-27164?
CVE-2023-27164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Halo up to v1.6.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .md file.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27164?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Halo Halo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-27164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-27164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29h6-7mm5-5wf8.