CVE-2024-40400: Automad arbitrary file upload vulnerability

medium Affects automad/automad. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-07-19; advisory modified 2024-11-19.

Automad arbitrary file upload vulnerability

Package: automad/automad Composer
Affected versions: <2.0.0-alpha.5
Fixed in: 2.0.0-alpha.5
Severity: medium CVSS 6.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.9th percentile)
Published: 2024-07-19
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-434

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