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CVE-2022-27952

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Payload

9.8 CriticalFix available

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Down 0.2 points since Apr 13, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Record
CVE-2022-27952
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Record
CVE-2022-27952
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1851 No score

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Record
EUVD-2022-1851
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8xh-93qh-35vw 9.8

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Payload

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Record
GHSA-w8xh-93qh-35vw
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w8xh-93qh-35vw 9.8

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Payload

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Record
GHSA-w8xh-93qh-35vw
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of PayloadCMS v0.15.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.

Record
CVE-2022-27952
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
payload
npm
through 0.15.0
0.15.1
payload
npm
before 0.15.1
0.15.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-27952 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Payloadcms Payload, published April 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in payload 0.15.1.

References

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