# CVE-2023-3623: File upload in Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the Duty Module upload handler, potentially leading to remote 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:** 11 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh4v-m96r-m4c6

## What is CVE-2023-3623?

CVE-2023-3623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suncreate Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System, published on 11 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Suncreate Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System up to 20230704. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /Duty/AjaxHandle/UploadHandler.ashx of the component Duty Module. The manipulation of the argument Filedata leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-233576. 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-2023-3623?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Istrong Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3623?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3623 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3623 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Suncreate Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System

- [CVE-2023-3625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3625/): File upload in Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3626/): File upload in Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3623 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suncreate Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System, published on 11 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3623 exists.

Affected product: Suncreate Mountain Flood Disaster Prevention Monitoring and Early Warning System. 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-2023-3623/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3623/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3623
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3623
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3623

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3623/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.