# CVE-2023-3796: Bug Finder Foody Friend Profile Picture profile unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the profile picture handler in Foody Friend, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 20 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44v9-5q44-4pvc

## What is CVE-2023-3796?

CVE-2023-3796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bug Finder Foody Friend, published on 20 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Bug Finder Foody Friend 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /user/profile of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation of the argument profile_picture leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-235064. 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-2023-3796?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bugfinder Foody Friend.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bug Finder Foody Friend, published on 20 Jul 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-2023-3796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bug Finder Foody Friend. 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-2023-3796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3796/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3796/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.