Unrestricted File UploadWeakness · CWE-434

CVE-2024-48093

HIGH · 8.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Unrestricted File Upload in the Discussions tab in Operately v.0.1.0 allows a privileged user to achieve Remote Code Execution via uploading and executing malicious files without validating file extensions or content types.

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 · high confidence

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Operately v0.1.0's Discussions tab allows privileged users to upload files without validating file extensions or content types, enabling malicious file upload and remote code execution.

MitigationImplement strict allowlist-based file extension and content-type validation, plus magic-byte checking for uploaded files before storage and execution.

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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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Operately version
    Check the installed version of Operately (e.g., via admin panel, version command, or package metadata). Compare it to v0.1.0 specifically, as this version is listed as affected.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly v0.1.0 or falls within the v0.1.0 release line.
  2. Confirm Discussions feature is accessible
    Log in as a privileged user (admin, editor, or similar) and navigate to the Discussions tab in the Operately interface. Verify the file upload functionality exists in this section.
    Affected if The Discussions tab is enabled and the file upload feature is present and accessible to privileged users.
  3. Inspect file upload endpoint configuration
    Examine the file upload handling code or configuration files for the Discussions module. Look for any file extension or content-type validation logic.
    Affected if No extension allowlist, content-type validation, or magic-byte checking is implemented for uploaded files.
  4. Test file upload without validation
    Using a privileged account, attempt to upload a file with a potentially dangerous extension (e.g., .php, .exe, .sh) through the Discussions tab upload mechanism. Observe whether the upload succeeds without rejection.
    Affected if The upload succeeds for extensions typically blocked by security controls, indicating unrestricted upload.

You are affected if running Operately v0.1.0 with the Discussions file upload feature enabled and no file extension or content-type validation is present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict allowlist-based file extension and content-type validation, plus magic-byte checking for uploaded files before storage and execution.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,820
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