# CVE-2023-7040: codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS rename.php path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the rename function to access or modify files outside the intended directory.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-33gw-pvgj-248f

## What is CVE-2023-7040?

CVE-2023-7040 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS, published on 21 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS up to 1.2.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /file-manager/rename.php. The manipulation of the argument oldName leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-248689 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-24 (Path Traversal: '../filedir')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7040?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codelyfe Stupid Simple Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS

- [CVE-2024-27689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27689/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-22715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22715/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6901/): codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS HTTP POST Request handle-command.php os command injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-27559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27559/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-27558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27558/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7040 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7040 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS, published on 21 Dec 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-2023-7040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: codelyfe Stupid Simple 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-2023-7040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7040/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7040
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7040
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7040

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7040/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.