High

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Elefant CMS

  • Disclosed: 21.06.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A vulnerability was found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /filemanager/upload/drop of the component File Upload. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package elefant/cms < 1.3.13 1.3.13

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-434
Platform
Composer
Package
elefant/cms
Disclosed
21.06.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mwh6-g9wx-xcx3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: elefant/cms

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (13) in the archive
Total entries
13
First → latest
05.2022 06.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3
  • High 4
  • Medium 6

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 13
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 8.8 CVE-2017-20064 < 1.3.13 1.3.13
  2. Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Elefant CMS this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2017-20063 < 1.3.13 1.3.13
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2017-20062 < 1.3.13 1.3.13
  4. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-15601 < 2.0.4 2.0.4
  5. High · 8.8 CVE-2018-16387 < 2.0.5 2.0.5
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-16974 < 2.0.7 2.0.7
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-16975 < 2.0.7 2.0.7

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