Unrestricted file upload in Trudesk enables stored cross-site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains an unrestricted file upload flaw (CWE-434) that lets any authenticated user place HTML or SVG files in the public webroot through the logo and favicon upload endpoints. An attacker can spoof an image MIME type to upload script-bearing files that are served without authentication from /assets/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and replacement of instance branding. A public exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to place HTML or SVG files in the public webroot via the uploadlogo, uploadpagelogo and uploadfavicon endpoints. Attackers can spoof an image MIME type to upload script-bearing files served unauthenticated from /assets/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and replacement of instance branding.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for Trudesk.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114398
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-3469-653g-542x
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More polonel Trudesk vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-78782 Username enumeration via regex injection in Trudesk login CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-78773 Authorization bypass in Trudesk ticket API lets users read other tickets CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-78781 Trudesk Missing Authentication for Ticket Attachments via /uploads CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-78778 Missing authentication on Trudesk debug routes enables data deletion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-78777 MongoDB $where injection in Trudesk ticket search API CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2021-20836 TruDesk Help Desk/Ticketing Solution v1.1.11 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-114398 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114398 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3469-653g-542x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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