What is CVE-2023-50729?

CVE-2023-50729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Traccar, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-50729?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Traccar

CVE-2023-50729

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. Prior to 5.11, Traccar is affected by an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in File feature allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. This vulnerability is more prevalent because Traccar is recommended to run web servers as root user. It is also more dangerous because it can write or overwrite files in arbitrary locations. Version 5.11 was published to fix this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2024-01-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Traccar — versions < 5.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-pqf7-8g85-vx2q (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50729?: CVE-2023-50729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Traccar, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-50729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.