angular-base64-upload prior to v0.1.21 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
angular-base64-upload prior to v0.1.21 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution via demo/server.php. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to upload arbitrary content to the server, which can subsequently be accessed through demo/uploads. This leads to the execution of previously uploaded content and enables the attacker to achieve code execution on the server. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | angular-base64-upload (npm) | before 0.1.21 | 0.1.21 | Patch available | GHSA-vgxq-6rcf-qwrw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- angular-base64-upload (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.21 Fixed in 0.1.21 Patch available GHSA-vgxq-6rcf-qwrw
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:angular-base64-upload-project:angular-base64-upload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:angular-base64-upload-project:angular-base64-upload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vgxq-6rcf-qwrw angular-base64-upload (npm) Fixed in 0.1.21 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42640
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgxq-6rcf-qwrw
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-42640 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42640 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgxq-6rcf-qwrw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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