# CVE-2023-2738: Tongda OA GatewayController.php actionGetdata unrestricted upload

> Remote attackers can upload malicious files via the GatewayController.php actionGetdata function in Tongda OA, 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:** 16 May 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr8g-v9gw-83j3

## What is CVE-2023-2738?

CVE-2023-2738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tongda OA, published on 16 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tongda OA 11.10. This affects the function actionGetdata of the file GatewayController.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-229149 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2738?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tongda2000 Tongda Office Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tongda OA

- [CVE-2022-23902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23902/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24206/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5780/): Tongda OA 2017 delete.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-6276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6276/): Tongda OA 2017 delete.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6084/): Tongda OA 2017 delete.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2738 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tongda OA, published on 16 May 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-2023-2738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tongda OA. 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-2023-2738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2738/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2738
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2738
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2738

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2738/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.