CVE-2023-4159 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in omeka/omeka-s
Critical 9.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4159 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-4159 is a critical vulnerability in omeka/omeka-s, published on 4 Aug 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-2023-4159 exists.
Affected product: omeka/omeka-s. 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-2023-4159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4159/index.md)
Attackers can upload dangerous files to Omeka S, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4159?
CVE-2023-4159 is a critical vulnerability in omeka/omeka-s, published on 4 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository omeka/omeka-s prior to 4.0.3.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Omeka Omeka S.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-4159 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4159 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in omeka/omeka-s
- CVE-2023-4561 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in omeka/omeka-s
- CVE-2023-4560 Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information in omeka/omeka-s
- CVE-2023-4158 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in omeka/omeka-s
- CVE-2023-4157 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in omeka/omeka-s
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w47-jrjm-5gw5.