HortusFox (hortusfox-web) through 6.3 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PlantAttachmentModel that allows authenticated users to store files with client-supplied extensions under public/attachments/. Attackers can upload HTML or SVG files via /plants/attachments/add for stored cross-site scripting, or PHP files where .htaccess is unenforced to execute code.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service
CVSS Vector v4.0
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 6
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/blob/v6.3/app/models/PlantAttach…
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/blob/v6.3/app/resources/js/app.j…
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/security/advisories/GHSA-8phf-v3…
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://hackmd.io/@leediay/stored-xss-hortusfox-via-plant-attachment
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hortusfox-through-6.3-unrestricted-file-up…
disclosure@vulncheck.com