CVE-2023-38836
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code...
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by adding a GIF header to bypass MIME type checks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by adding a GIF header to bypass MIME type checks.
- Record
CVE-2023-38836- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by adding a GIF header to bypass MIME type checks.
- Record
CVE-2023-38836- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42609 No score
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by adding a GIF header to bypass MIME type checks.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42609- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qfpw-pjfh-h5g5
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code...
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the GIF header component.
- Record
GHSA-qfpw-pjfh-h5g5- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
File Upload vulnerability in BoidCMS v.2.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by adding a GIF header to bypass MIME type checks.
- Record
CVE-2023-38836- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | BoidCMS v2.0.0 - authenticated file upload vulnerability | 2023-10-09 |
| Metasploit | BoidCMS Command Injection | 2023-07-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | 1337kid/CVE-2023-38836 | 2023-08-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38836 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Boidcms, published August 21, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.