Unrestricted file upload in KodCloud KodExplorer online editor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
KodCloud KodExplorer up to and including 4.55 contains an unrestricted upload flaw in the Online Editor Save Endpoint in app/controller/editor.class.php. Manipulating the path and filestr arguments lets a remote attacker with low privileges upload files without restriction (CWE-434). An exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability has been found in KodCloud KodExplorer up to 4.55. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file app/controller/editor.class.php of the component Online Editor Save Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument path/filestr leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kalcaddle | KodExplorer | 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 4.9; 4.10; 4.11; 4.12; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.16; 4.17; 4.18; 4.19; 4.20; 4.21; 4.22; 4.23; 4.24; 4.25; 4.26; 4.27; 4.28; 4.29; 4.30; 4.31; 4.32; 4.33; 4.34; 4.35; 4.36; 4.37; 4.38; 4.39; 4.40; 4.41; 4.42; 4.43; 4.44; 4.45; 4.46; 4.47; 4.48; 4.49; 4.50; 4.51; 4.52; 4.53; 4.54; 4.55 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- KodExplorer Vendorkalcaddle Affected 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 4.9; 4.10; 4.11; 4.12; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.16; 4.17; 4.18; 4.19; 4.20; 4.21; 4.22; 4.23; 4.24; 4.25; 4.26; 4.27; 4.28; 4.29; 4.30; 4.31; 4.32; 4.33; 4.34; 4.35; 4.36; 4.37; 4.38; 4.39; 4.40; 4.41; 4.42; 4.43; 4.44; 4.45; 4.46; 4.47; 4.48; 4.49; 4.50; 4.51; 4.52; 4.53; 4.54; 4.55 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for KodCloud KodExplorer.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116057
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-2665-vr3c-wrc2
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-116057 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116057 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2665-vr3c-wrc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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