appRain CMF 4.0.5 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Filemanager Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
appRain CMF 4.0.5 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows administrative users to upload malicious PHP files through the filemanager upload endpoint. Attackers can leverage authenticated access to generate a web shell with command execution capabilities by uploading a crafted PHP file to the site's uploads directory.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-58279
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46rx-6xqm-9w7w
References
More Apprain vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01059 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in addons/uploadify/uploadify.php in appRain CMF… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-27386 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-27385 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-27384 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2013-05165 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-04506 SQL injection vulnerability in quickstart/profile/index.php in the Forum module in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-58279 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-58279 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-46rx-6xqm-9w7w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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