CVE-2023-50982
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because...
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because upload_action and edit_action in Admin_SmileysController do not check the file extension. This leads to remote code execution with the privileges of the www-data user. The fixed versions are 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.7, and 5.0.9.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because upload_action and edit_action in Admin_SmileysController do not check the file extension. This leads to remote code execution with the privileges of the www-data user. The fixed versions are 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.7, and 5.0.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-50982- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55709
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because upload_action and edit_action in Admin_SmileysController do not check the file extension. This leads to remote code execution with the privileges of the www-data user. The fixed versions are 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.7, and 5.0.9.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55709- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p5c-pch3-5mg6
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because...
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because upload_action and edit_action in Admin_SmileysController do not check the file extension. This leads to remote code execution with the privileges of the www-data user. The fixed versions are 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.7, and 5.0.9.
- Record
GHSA-7p5c-pch3-5mg6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because upload_action and edit_action in Admin_SmileysController do not check the file extension. This leads to remote code execution with the privileges of the www-data user. The fixed versions are 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.7, and 5.0.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-50982- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Stud.IP 5.x through 5.3.3 allows XSS with resultant upload of executable files, because upload_action and edit_action in Admin_SmileysController do not check the file extension. This leads to remote code execution with the privileges of the www-data user. The fixed versions are 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.7, and 5.0.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-50982- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50982 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Studip Stud.ip, published January 8, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.