Arbitrary file upload in Europeana Repox

CVE-2023-6723

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability has been identified in Repbox, which allows an attacker to upload malicious files via the transforamationfileupload function, due to the lack of proper file type validation controls, resulting in a full system compromise.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-6723: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6723?
CVE-2023-6723 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Europeana Repox, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2023-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-6723?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6723 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.