# CVE-2023-5790: SourceCodester File Manager App add-file.php unrestricted upload

> Remote attackers can upload malicious files via the add-file.php endpoint in SourceCodester File Manager App, potentially leading to 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:** 26 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3jp-4g73-9xxh

## What is CVE-2023-5790?

CVE-2023-5790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester File Manager App, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester File Manager App 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file endpoint/add-file.php. The manipulation of the argument uploadedFileName leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243595.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5790?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Remyandrade File Manager App.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5790 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5790 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester File Manager App

- [CVE-2024-2604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2604/): SourceCodester File Manager App update-file.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-7660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7660/): SourceCodester File Manager App Add File cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5790 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester File Manager App, published on 26 Oct 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-2023-5790 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester File Manager App. 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-2023-5790/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5790/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5790
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5790
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5790

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5790/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.