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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-45880

GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows Directory Traversal via the report template builder. An attacker can create a new Asset Component. The templateFileDestination parameter can be set to an arbitrary pathname (and extension). This allows creation of PHP files outside of the uploads directory, directly in the webroot.

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CVE-2023-45880
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7 Nov 2026, 02:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2023-45880

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Nov 2023, 00:00 UTC

GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows Directory Traversal via the report template builder. An attacker can create a new Asset Component. The templateFileDestination parameter can be set to an arbitrary pathname (and extension). This allows creation of PHP files outside of the uploads directory, directly in the webroot.

osv:CVE-2023-45880
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows Directory Traversal via the report template builder. An attacker can create a new Asset Component. The templateFileDestination parameter can be set to an arbitrary pathname (and extension). This allows creation of PHP files outside of the uploads directory, directly in the webroot.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-45880",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:48.964229718Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/45xxx/CVE-2023-45880.json",
        "https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2023-0022/",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45880"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 517221,
  "published_at": "2023-11-14T00:00:00+00:00"
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