# CVE-2024-2754: SourceCodester Complete E-Commerce Site users_photo.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the user photo upload feature, 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 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gw29-539j-ww89

## What is CVE-2024-2754?

CVE-2024-2754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Complete E-Commerce Site, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Complete E-Commerce Site 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/users_photo.php. The manipulation of the argument photo leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257544.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2754?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Donbermoy Complete E-Commerce Site.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2754 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2754 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Complete E-Commerce Site

- [CVE-2024-30849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30849/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Complete E-Commerce Site, published on 21 Mar 2024. 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-2024-2754 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Complete E-Commerce Site. 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-2024-2754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2754/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2754/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.