# CVE-2023-5919: SourceCodester Company Website CMS Create Blog Page createblog unrestricted upload

> Attackers with permissions can upload malicious files via the blog creation page, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58cf-923h-gc5m

## What is CVE-2023-5919?

CVE-2023-5919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 2 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Company Website CMS 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /dashboard/createblog of the component Create Blog Page. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-244310 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5919?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Company Website Cms Project Company Website Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5919?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5919 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5919 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5919 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Company Website CMS

- [CVE-2022-2736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2736/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Background Upload Logo Icon updatelogo.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2740/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Add Blog add-blog.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2750/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Add Service add-service.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2751/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS add-portfolio.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2765/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS settings improper authentication (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5919 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 2 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5919 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Company Website CMS. 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-2023-5919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5919/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5919
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5919
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5919

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.