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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2023-41564 json

Cockpit CMS arbitrary file upload vulnerability

published 2023-09-08 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-38vf-35cg-m73w , EUVD-2023-2403

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Upload Asset function of Cockpit CMS v2.6.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted .shtml file.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist cockpit-hq/cockpit
<=2.6.3
no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.