# CVE-2024-40553: File upload in n/a

> An attacker can upload arbitrary files via the user head image component, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22q3-4v32-4m7c

## What is CVE-2024-40553?

CVE-2024-40553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Tmall_demo v2024.07.03 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload via the component uploadUserHeadImage.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40553?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Project Team Tmall Demo.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-40553?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-40553 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-40553 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-40554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40554/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-40560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40560/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-5136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5136/): Tmall Demo Payment Identifier pay random values (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-5132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5132/): Tmall Demo logout cross-site request forgery (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-5133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5133/): Tmall Demo Search Box cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-40553 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-40553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 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-2024-40553 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-40553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40553/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40553
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40553
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40553

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40553/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.