Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in omeka/omeka-s
Priority HIGH 73CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository omeka/omeka-s prior to 4.0.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00995 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed omeka/omeka-s (omeka): 4.0.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA omeka/omeka-s (omeka) Fixed in 4.0.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
omeka/omeka-s 4.0.3
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-03847 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in omeka/omeka-sPriority MEDIUM 58
- TI-2023-03846 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in omeka/omeka-sPriority MEDIUM 57
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w47-jrjm-5gw5
References
More Omeka S vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04206 Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information in omeka/omeka-s CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-03847 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in omeka/omeka-s CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-03846 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in omeka/omeka-s CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.2
- TI-2023-04207 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in omeka/omeka-s CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-4159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7w47-jrjm-5gw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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