Dcat-Admin User Setting upload editorMDUpload unrestricted upload
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-434.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Dcat-Admin up to 2.2.3-beta. This impacts the function editorMDUpload of the file /admin/dcat-api/editor-md/upload of the component User Setting Page. This manipulation of the argument editormd-image-file causes unrestricted upload. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dcat-Admin | 2.2.3-beta | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Dcat-Admin Vendor— Affected 2.2.3-beta Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dcat-admin:dcat-admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:dcat-admin:dcat-admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11621
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8ppw-2j69-mvrj
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-11621 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11621 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8ppw-2j69-mvrj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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