Baidu UEditor unrestricted upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Baidu UEditor 1.4.3.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /ueditor/php/controller.php?action=uploadfile&encode=utf-8. The manipulation of the argument upfile leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-273273 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7342
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr2m-vxfp-vgm4
References
More Baidu Ueditor vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06804 Baidu UEditor cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2017-10807 UEditor 1.4.3.3 has XSS via the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-15292 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in UEditor v1.4.3.3, which can be… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-7342 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7342 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rr2m-vxfp-vgm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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