CVE-2024-40400 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the image upload function of Automad v2.0.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Published: 2024-07-19

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha4::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-47mc-qmh2-mqj4	Automad arbitrary file upload vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00812.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/issues/106

History

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:2.0.0:alpha4::::::

Subscriptions

Automad Automad

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.642Z

Reserved: 2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-40400

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-23T18:29:00.775Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-19T19:15:09.147

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:45:49.830

Link: CVE-2024-40400

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-434
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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