CVE-2024-33913
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Arbitrary File Upload in Xserver Migrator.This issue affects Xserver Migrator: from n/a through 1.6.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in Xserver Migrator versions up to 1.6.1 allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly triggering arbitrary file upload operations. The lack of anti-CSRF protections on sensitive endpoints enables malicious actors to craft forged requests that execute within an authenticated session, potentially leading to remote code execution if uploaded files are executable.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Xserver Migrator installation and versionLocate the Xserver Migrator application and determine its installed version. Check version files, about pages, or application metadata that displays the software version.Affected if The installed version is 1.6.1 or any earlier version of Xserver Migrator
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Confirm file upload functionality existsLocate and examine the file upload features within Xserver Migrator. This may include migration import, backup restore, or theme/plugin upload capabilities.Affected if File upload functionality is present and accessible within the application
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Verify upload endpoints require authenticationTest the file upload endpoints to confirm they require authenticated administrator access rather than being publicly accessible.Affected if Upload endpoints can be accessed without proper administrator authentication or session validation
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Inspect for anti-CSRF protection on upload endpointsExamine the application source code or configuration for anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing endpoints, particularly file upload operations. Check if forms or API requests include and validate CSRF tokens.Affected if The file upload endpoints lack anti-CSRF token implementation or validation
Your environment is affected if you are running Xserver Migrator version 1.6.1 or earlier with file upload functionality that is accessible to authenticated administrators without proper anti-CSRF protections on the upload endpoints.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing endpoints including file upload functionality, validate file types and content (magic bytes) before storage, and store uploads outside the webroot with non-executable permissions.
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