Bolt Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

published 2019-03-07 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gmg5-f2gm-p3h7 , EUVD-2022-3977

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.7%; EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits: 0; none known

Controller/Async/FilesystemManager.php in the filemanager in Bolt before 3.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by renaming a previously uploaded file to have a .php extension.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 2

packagist bolt/bolt 3.6.5
boltcms bolt 3.6.5

github.com/bolt/bolt#7745 pull request
github.com/bolt/bolt/releases/tag/v3.6.5 release

Exploit prediction

2.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

hacksecproject.com https://www.hacksecproject.com/?p=293 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	bolt/bolt	<3.6.5	3.6.5

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com /bolt/bolt/pull/7745
web, third-party-advisory
github.com /bolt/bolt/releases/tag/v3.6.5
web, patch, release-notes, third-party-advisory
hacksecproject.com /?p=293
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /bolt/bolt/blob/v3.6.5/changelog.md
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9185
advisory
github.com /bolt/bolt
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-9185
GitHub Advisory GHSA-gmg5-f2gm-p3h7
NVD CVE-2019-9185

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Summary