# CVE-2024-9975: SourceCodester Drag and Drop Image Upload upload.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the upload.php script, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **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:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qwg8-7mc5-hgvx

## What is CVE-2024-9975?

CVE-2024-9975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Drag and Drop Image Upload, published on 15 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Drag and Drop Image Upload 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /upload.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9975?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rems Drag and Drop Image Upload.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9975 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9975 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9975 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Drag and Drop Image Upload, published on 15 Oct 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-2024-9975 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Drag and Drop Image Upload. 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-2024-9975/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9975/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9975
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9975
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9975

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9975/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.