# CVE-2023-28353: File upload in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files to any location, leading to code execution and privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 May 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rwxw-454x-pcjq

## What is CVE-2023-28353?

CVE-2023-28353 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. An unauthenticated attacker is able to upload any type of file to any location on the Teacher Console's computer, enabling a variety of different exploitation paths including code execution. It is also possible for the attacker to chain this vulnerability with others to cause a deployed DLL file to immediately execute as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28353?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Faronics Insight.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28353 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28353 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-28347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28347/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-28349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28349/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-28348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28348/): Other in n/a (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-28352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28352/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-28346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28346/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28353 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28353 exists.

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-2023-28353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28353/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28353

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28353/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.