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TI-2023-14429 Aliases CVE-2023-30613GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj

Kiwi TCMS unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Priority HIGH 74CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, allows users to upload attachments to test plans, test cases, etc. In versions of Kiwi TCMS prior to 12.2, there is no control over what kinds of files can be uploaded. Thus, a malicious actor may upload an `.exe` file or a file containing embedded JavaScript and trick others into clicking on these files, causing vulnerable browsers to execute malicious code on another computer. Kiwi TCMS v12.2 comes with functionality that allows administrators to configure additional upload validator functions which give them more control over what file types are accepted for upload. By default `.exe` are denied. Other files containing the `<script>` tag, regardless of their type are also denied b/c they are a path to XSS attacks. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01024 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Kiwi (kiwitcms): 12.2kiwitcms (PyPI): 12.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kiwitcmsKiwibefore 12.212.2Patch availableCNA
—kiwitcms (PyPI)before 12.212.2Patch availableGHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj
  • Kiwi Vendorkiwitcms Affected before 12.2 Fixed in 12.2 Patch available CNA
  • kiwitcms (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 12.2 Fixed in 12.2 Patch available GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kiwitcms:kiwi_tcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.2Vulnerablekiwitcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:kiwitcms:kiwi_tcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.2 Vulnerable ·kiwitcms

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Kiwi (kiwitcms) Fixed in 12.2
  • Fix · GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj kiwitcms (PyPI) Fixed in 12.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30613
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2023-14444 Kiwi TCMS has command injection vulnerability in changelog.yml CI workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-18603 Kiwi TCMS's misconfigured HTTP headers allow stored XSS execution with Firefox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-16845 Stored cross site scripting (XSS) via unrestricted file upload in Kiwi TCMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-03753 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in kiwitcms/kiwi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-14379 Kiwi TCMS may allow user to update email address to unverified one CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2023-10618 Kiwi TCMS has no protection against brute-force attacks on login page CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 10 →

Sources

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