# CVE-2024-5518: itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum change_profile_picture.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the profile picture feature, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-5518?

CVE-2024-5518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum, published on 30 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file change_profile_picture.php. The manipulation of the argument image leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-266589 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5518?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emiloimagtolis Online Discussion Forum.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5518 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5518 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum

- [CVE-2024-37868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37868/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-37869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37869/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-10033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10033/): itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum admin sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-52676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52676/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum, published on 30 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5518 exists.

Affected product: itsourcecode Online Discussion Forum. 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-2024-5518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5518

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5518/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.