# CVE-2023-5829: code-projects Admission Management System student_avatar.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via student_avatar.php in Admission Management System, 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:** 27 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qjc-4xcq-65rh

## What is CVE-2023-5829?

CVE-2023-5829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in code-projects Admission Management System, published on 27 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Admission Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file student_avatar.php. The manipulation 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-243728.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5829?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Admission Management System Project Admission Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5829 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5829 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5829 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in code-projects Admission Management System, published on 27 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-2023-5829 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Admission Management 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-2023-5829/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5829/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5829
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5829
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5829

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5829/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.