CVE-2024-5278 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-5278: Unrestricted File Upload leading to RCE in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

Vendor Gaizhenbiao
Product gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published June 6, 2024
Last update October 15, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt is vulnerable to an unrestricted file upload vulnerability due to insufficient validation of uploaded file types in its `/upload` endpoint. Specifically, the `handle_file_upload` function does not sanitize or validate the file extension or content type of uploaded files, allowing attackers to upload files with arbitrary extensions, including HTML files containing XSS payloads and Python files. This vulnerability, present in the latest version as of 20240310, could lead to stored XSS attacks and potentially result in remote code execution (RCE) on the server hosting the application.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2024 CVE published
October 15, 2025 Record updated