What is CVE-2023-38836?

CVE-2023-38836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Boidcms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2023-38836?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-38836 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Boidcms

CVE-2023-38836

File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by adding a GIF header to bypass MIME type checks.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.690 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Boidcms — versions 2.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38836?: CVE-2023-38836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Boidcms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-38836?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38836 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.