# CVE-2023-46815: File upload in n/a

> An attacker with regular user privileges can inject custom PHP code via the Notes module due to missing input validation, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 27 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjw6-hpc2-3jfv

## What is CVE-2023-46815?

CVE-2023-46815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sugarcrm Sugarcrm, published on 27 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in SugarCRM 12 before 12.0.4 and 13 before 13.0.2. An Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability has been identified in the Notes module. By using a crafted request, custom PHP code can be injected via the Notes module because of missing input validation. An attacker with regular user privileges can exploit this.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46815?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sugarcrm Sugarcrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sugarcrm Sugarcrm

- [CVE-2023-22952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22952/): Multiple SugarCRM Products Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2004-1225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1225/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-7472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7472/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-0694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0694/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-3244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3244/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46815 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sugarcrm Sugarcrm, published on 27 Oct 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-2023-46815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sugarcrm Sugarcrm. 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-2023-46815/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46815/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46815
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46815
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46815

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46815/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.