Admidio Vulnerable to RCE via Arbitrary File Upload in Message Attachment
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Admidio is a free, open source user management system for websites of organizations and groups. In Admidio before version 4.3.10, there is a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in the Message module of the Admidio Application, where it is possible to upload a PHP file in the attachment. The uploaded file can be accessed publicly through the URL `{admidio_base_url}/adm_my_files/messages_attachments/{file_name}`. The vulnerability is caused due to the lack of file extension verification, allowing malicious files to be uploaded to the server and public availability of the uploaded file. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.10.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admidio | admidio | before 4.3.10 | 4.3.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | admidio/admidio (Packagist) | before 4.3.10 | 4.3.10 | Patch available | GHSA-g872-jwwr-vggm |
- admidio VendorAdmidio Affected before 4.3.10 Fixed in 4.3.10 Patch available CNA
- admidio/admidio (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.3.10 Fixed in 4.3.10 Patch available GHSA-g872-jwwr-vggm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA admidio (Admidio) Fixed in 4.3.10
- Fix · GHSA-g872-jwwr-vggm admidio/admidio (Packagist) Fixed in 4.3.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38529
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g872-jwwr-vggm
References
More Admidio vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25286 Admidio is Missing Authorization and CSRF Protection on Document and Folder Deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-25222 Admidio has Blind SQL Injection in ecard_send.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-25247 Admidio: Unrestricted File Upload via CSRF Token Validation Bypass in Documents & Files Module CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-26667 Admidio: Unauthenticated Access to Role-Restricted documents via neutralized .htaccess CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-25282 Admidio: Second-Order SQL Injection via List Configuration (lsc_special_field, lsc_sort, lsc_filter) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-03089 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in admidio/admidio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-38529 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38529 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g872-jwwr-vggm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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