# CVE-2024-4825: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability on Cockpit CMS from Agentejo

> Attackers can upload malicious files to the server via the media API, potentially compromising the entire infrastructure.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpj8-xfqc-jcv9

## What is CVE-2024-4825?

CVE-2024-4825 is a critical vulnerability in Agentejo Cockpit CMS, published on 13 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Agentejo Cockpit CMS v0.5.5 that consists in an arbitrary file upload in ‘/media/api’ parameter via post request. An attacker could upload files to the server, compromising the entire infrastructure.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4825?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cockpit-hq/cockpit. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cockpit-hq/cockpit` | Packagist | All versions | 2.7.0 |
| `cockpit-hq/cockpit` | Packagist | All versions | 2.7.0 |

Products: Agentejo Cockpit.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4825?

Upgrade cockpit-hq/cockpit to 2.7.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-4825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Agentejo Cockpit CMS

- [CVE-2023-4195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4195/): PHP Remote File Inclusion in cockpit-hq/cockpit (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-2818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2818/): Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in cockpit-hq/cockpit (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35131/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35846/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35847/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4825 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4825 is a critical vulnerability in Agentejo Cockpit CMS, published on 13 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.7.0
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.7.0

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-2024-4825/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4825/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4825
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4825
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4825

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4825/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.