CVE-2024-6945
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 vulnerability was found in Flute CMS 0.2.2.4-alpha. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file app/Core/Http/Controllers/Profile/ImagesController.php of the component Avatar Upload Page. The manipulation of the argument avatar leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-272067.
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 confidenceFlute CMS 0.2.2.4-alpha contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the ImagesController.php avatar upload functionality. Attackers can manipulate the avatar parameter to upload arbitrary files (including executable scripts) to the server, potentially achieving remote code 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= 0.2.2.4CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify installed Flute CMS versionLocate the version file or header in the Flute CMS installation directory (commonly in a VERSION file, composer.json, or within the main application bootstrap files)Affected if The installed version is exactly 0.2.2.4 (this specific version is affected)
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Verify ImagesController.php existsSearch the application source code for the file ImagesController.php, typically found in the controllers directoryAffected if ImagesController.php is present and contains avatar upload handling code
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Confirm avatar upload functionality is accessibleExamine the application's routing configuration and ImagesController.php to determine if the avatar upload endpoint is exposed and enabledAffected if The avatar upload endpoint is active and accessible without administrative authentication
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Inspect upload directory contentsLocate the configured upload directory (often named uploads, avatars, or media) and enumerate all files presentAffected if The upload directory contains file types that should not be allowed (such as .php, .phtml, .exe, or other executable extensions)
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Check upload directory script execution settingsExamine the web server configuration (Apache .htaccess, Nginx config) and upload directory settings to determine if script execution is permitted within upload directoriesAffected if Script execution is allowed in the directory where avatar files are stored
A system is affected if it runs Flute CMS version 0.2.2.4 and has the avatar upload functionality exposed with executable file types present in upload directories.
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 allowlist-based file validation (MIME type verification, magic byte checks, and extension filtering) on the avatar upload endpoint, store uploaded files outside the web root, and disable script execution in upload directories.
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