CVE-2024-43033 — JPress through 5

JPress through 5.1.1 on Windows has an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that could cause arbitrary code execution via ::$DATA to AttachmentController, such as a .jsp::$DATA file to io.jpress.web.commons.controller.AttachmentController#upload. NOTE: this is unrelated to the att

01What is this vulnerability?

JPress through 5.1.1 on Windows has an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that could cause arbitrary code execution via ::$DATA to AttachmentController, such as a .jsp::$DATA file to io.jpress.web.commons.controller.AttachmentController#upload. NOTE: this is unrelated to the attack vector for CVE-2024-32358.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-23T15:24:23.081Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/JPressProjects/jpress/issues/188
• cwe.mitre.org — https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/69.html
• github.com — https://github.com/lazy-forever/CVE-Reference/tree/main/2024/43033