# CVE-2023-7036: automad Content Type FileCollectionController.php upload unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files to automad, 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:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2023-7036?

CVE-2023-7036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in automad, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in automad up to 1.10.9. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function upload of the file FileCollectionController.php of the component Content Type Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-248685 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7036?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Automad Automad.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in automad

- [CVE-2024-40400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40400/): Automad arbitrary file upload vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-7037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7037/): automad FileController.php import server-side request forgery (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2021-37502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37502/): Cross site scripting in automad/automad (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-40111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40111/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2023-7035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7035/): automad Setting post.php cross site scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in automad, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: automad. 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-2023-7036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.