# CVE-2021-23814: This affects versions of the package unisharp/laravel-filemanager before 2.6.2.

- Also known as: GHSA-F8X6-M9F5-FFP8, SNYK-PHP-UNISHARPLARAVELFILEMANAGER-1567199
- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.2
- Published: 2021-12-17 · Updated: 2025-06-17

## Affected

- n/a unisharp/laravel-filemanager: fixed in 2.6.2
- unisharp/laravel-filemanager (Packagist): fixed in 2.6.2

## Description

This affects versions of the package unisharp/laravel-filemanager before 2.6.2. The upload() function does not sufficiently validate the file type when uploading. An attacker may be able to reproduce the following steps: 1. Install a package with a web Laravel application. 2. Navigate to the Upload window 3. Upload an image file, then capture the request 4. Edit the request contents with a malicious file (webshell) 5. Enter the path of file uploaded on URL - Remote Code Execution **Note:** Prevention for bad extensions can be done by using a whitelist in the config file(lfm.php). Corresponding document can be found in [here](https://unisharp.github.io/laravel-filemanager/configfolder-categories).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a unisharp/laravel-filemanager, unisharp/laravel-filemanager, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-UNISHARPLARAVELFILEMANAGER-1567199
- https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/blob/master/src/Controllers/UploadController.php%23L26
- https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/releases/tag/v2.5.1
- https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1113
- https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/releases/tag/v2.6.2

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