CVE-2021-26642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

When uploading an image file to a bulletin board developed with XpressEngine, a vulnerability in which an arbitrary file can be uploaded due to insufficient verification of the file. A remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the server where the bulletin board is running.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04054.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows Subscribe
Xpressengine Subscribe	Xpressengine Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:xpressengine:xpressengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0413	When uploading an image file to a bulletin board developed with XpressEngine, a vulnerability in which an arbitrary file can be uploaded due to insufficient verification of the file. A remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the server where the bulletin board is running.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8r5j-22j5-w4cm	XpressEngine vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=67125

History

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: krcert

Published: 2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T16:59:58.376Z

Reserved: 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26642

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:26:25.639Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-20T17:15:10.300

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:56:38.840

Link: CVE-2021-26642

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-434

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