What is CVE-2024-42640?

CVE-2024-42640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-42640?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-42640 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in N/a

CVE-2024-42640

angular-base64-upload prior to v0.1.21 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution via demo/server.php. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to upload arbitrary content to the server, which can subsequently be accessed through demo/uploads. This leads to the execution of previously uploaded content and enables the attacker to achieve code execution on the server. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.435 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42640?: CVE-2024-42640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-42640?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42640 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.