CVE-2025-28168
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 · uneditedThe Multiple File Upload add-on component 3.1.0 for OutSystems is vulnerable to Unrestricted File Upload. This occurs because file extension and size validations are enforced solely on the client side. An attacker can intercept the upload request and modify a parameter to bypass extension restrictions and upload arbitrary files. NOTE: this is a third-party component that is not supplied or supported by OutSystems.
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 confidenceThe Multiple File Upload add-on for OutSystems performs file extension and size validation only on the client side (in the browser). Attackers can intercept the upload HTTP request using a proxy tool, modify the file extension parameter, and bypass client-side checks to upload arbitrary file types to the server.
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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= 3.1.0CVSS 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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Confirm Multiple File Upload add-on installationReview your OutSystems application dependencies or modules list to identify if the 'Multiple File Upload' add-on is present in the environmentAffected if The add-on module is found in the application stack
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Verify the installed versionLocate the version information for the Multiple File Upload add-on in your OutSystems Service Studio or module details, typically shown in the component metadata or referencesAffected if The version is exactly 3.1.0
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Identify active upload endpointsSearch for usages of the 'FileUpload' or 'UploadFile' actions from the Multiple File Upload component in your application screens or logic flowsAffected if One or more upload actions are being called in application screens or server logic
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Check for server-side validationInspect the UploadFile action implementation or surrounding application logic to determine if file extension and content-type validation occurs on the server (server-side), not only in client-side JavaScriptAffected if No server-side validation logic is found - validation occurs only in client-side scripts or browser code
User is affected if Multiple File Upload add-on version 3.1.0 is installed AND file upload functionality is being used without any server-side validation of file extensions or content types.
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 server-side validation for file extensions and content types on the upload endpoint. Additionally, consider deploying a WAF rule to restrict dangerous file extensions until the underlying code fix is applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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