CVE-2024-6117
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 · uneditedA Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability in meeting management function in Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings 2021 allows remote authenticated users to perform arbitrary system commands via a crafted ASP file.
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 confidenceThe meeting management function in Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings 2021 suffers from an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated remote users to upload malicious ASP files, which can then be executed to achieve arbitrary system command execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2021CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm product versionLocate the installed Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings version through the application admin panel, system information page, or productAbout/diagnostics file. Compare against version 2021.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2021 (version 2021).
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Identify upload endpoint exposureLocate the meeting management upload functionality in the web application. Check if the upload endpoint is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS without requiring authentication, or if authentication can be bypassed.Affected if The upload endpoint is accessible to unauthenticated users or allows authentication bypass.
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Review file type validationInspect the upload function's code or configuration to determine if it validates file types using a whitelist, checks magic bytes/file content, or relies solely on file extension.Affected if The application accepts any file extension or only checks the extension without validating actual file content.
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Verify upload directory placementCheck where uploaded files are stored. Determine if the upload directory is placed within the webroot (accessible via web browser) or outside it.Affected if Uploaded files are stored within the webroot and are web-accessible.
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Confirm script execution is disabledInspect the web server configuration and upload directory to determine if script execution (ASP, ASPX, PHP, etc.) is permitted in the upload location.Affected if Script execution is enabled in the upload directory, allowing uploaded ASP files to be executed.
The environment is affected if running version 2021 of Hamastar MeetingHub Paperless Meetings with an exposed upload endpoint that lacks proper file type validation, stores uploads within the webroot, and permits script execution in the upload directory.
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 strict file type validation (whitelist approach), validate file content/magic bytes rather than just extensions, store uploaded files outside the webroot, disable script execution in upload directories, and apply proper authentication/authorization checks on the upload endpoint.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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