Critical
Security advisory
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.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-50982
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 21:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2023-50982
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:39.427019548Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
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"https://sourceforge.net/projects/studip/files/Stud.IP/5.4/",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2024-01-08T00:00:00+00:00"
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