# CVE-2024-5278: Unrestricted File Upload leading to RCE in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt


- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8v63-8v7j-hvg8

## What is CVE-2024-5278?

CVE-2024-5278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 6 Jun 2024. 

### Official description

gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt is vulnerable to an unrestricted file upload vulnerability due to insufficient validation of uploaded file types in its `/upload` endpoint. Specifically, the `handle_file_upload` function does not sanitize or validate the file extension or content type of uploaded files, allowing attackers to upload files with arbitrary extensions, including HTML files containing XSS payloads and Python files. This vulnerability, present in the latest version as of 20240310, could lead to stored XSS attacks and potentially result in remote code execution (RCE) on the server hosting the application.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5278?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5278 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5278 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

- [CVE-2024-3234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3234/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5982/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-6255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6255/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-8613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8613/): Improper Access Control in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-9216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9216/): Authentication Bypass in gaizhenbiao/ChuanhuChatGPT (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5278 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 6 Jun 2024. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5278 exists.

Affected product: gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt. 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-2024-5278/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5278/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5278
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5278
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5278

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5278/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.