# CVE-2024-7705: Fujian mwcms Image Upload uploadeditor.html uploadeditor unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the image upload editor, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmf4-vfcf-qcjg

## What is CVE-2024-7705?

CVE-2024-7705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fujian mwcms, published on 12 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Fujian mwcms 1.0.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function uploadeditor of the file /uploadeditor.html?action=uploadimage of the component Image Upload. The manipulation of the argument upfile leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7705?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mainwww Mwcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7705 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7705 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fujian mwcms

- [CVE-2024-7706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7706/): Fujian mwcms uploadfile.html uploadimage unrestricted upload (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7705 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fujian mwcms, published on 12 Aug 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-2024-7705 exists.

Affected product: Fujian mwcms. 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-2024-7705/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7705/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7705
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7705
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7705

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7705/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.