# CVE-2024-31161: ASUS Download Master - Arbitrary File Upload

> Administrative attackers can upload malicious files to execute arbitrary system commands on ASUS Download Master devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8j4-7vqm-v48x

## What is CVE-2024-31161?

CVE-2024-31161 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS Download Master, published on 14 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The upload functionality of ASUS Download Master does not properly filter user input. Remote attackers with administrative privilege can exploit this vulnerability to upload any file to any location. They may even upload malicious web page files to the website directory, allowing arbitrary system commands to be executed upon browsing the webpage.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31161?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Asus Download Master.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ASUS Download Master

- [CVE-2024-31159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31159/): ASUS Download Master - Reflected XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-31160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31160/): ASUS Download Master - Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31161 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31161 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS Download Master, published on 14 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ASUS Download Master. 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-2024-31161/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31161/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31161
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31161
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31161

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31161/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.