CVE-2026-38450
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 · uneditedAn issue in Aetopia Digital Asset Management DAM v.1.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the name and description parameter of the Add/Update Project function
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 command/code injection vulnerability in Aetopia Digital Asset Management DAM v1.0.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through the name and description parameters in the Add/Update Project function. The lack of input sanitization on these parameters enables injection of malicious payloads that are processed by the backend system.
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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
- 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 if Aetopia DAM is presentSearch for Aetopia Digital Asset Management application files, processes, or web services running on the system. Look for web server configurations, installation directories, or service processes related to 'Aetopia' or 'DAM'.Affected if The application is installed and running on the system.
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Determine the installed versionLocate version information in application files such as configuration files, about pages, or metadata files. Check the main application directory for version indicators like 'version', 'about', or a 'README' file.Affected if The installed version matches v1.0.0 exactly.
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Locate the Add/Update Project functionIdentify the web endpoint or API path for the Add/Update Project functionality. This is typically found in the application's URL structure or API documentation. Common paths may include '/project/add', '/project/update', or similar endpoints under the DAM interface.Affected if The Add/Update Project function exists and is accessible as an endpoint.
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Verify the function accepts name and description parametersInspect the application's form fields or API request parameters for the Add/Update Project function. Confirm that 'name' and 'description' parameters are accepted by the endpoint.Affected if The name and description parameters are accepted by the Add/Update Project function.
A system is affected if Aetopia DAM v1.0.0 is running and the Add/Update Project function with name/description parameters is accessible without proper authentication or input validation.
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 input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied parameters in the Add/Update Project function; use parameterized queries or safe API methods; apply principle of least privilege to the application runtime account.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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