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CVE-2019-14924

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An issue was discovered in GCDWebServer before 3.5.3. The method moveItem in the GCDWebUploader class checks the FileExtension of newAbsolutePath but not oldAbsolutePath. By leveraging this vulnerability, an adversary can make an inaccessible file be available (the credential of the app, for instance).

Affected products

• Gcdwebserver Project Gcdwebserver: before 3.5.3 — fixed in 3.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gcdwebserver Project Gcdwebserver 3.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer/commit/02738433bf2e1b820ef48f04edd15df304081802
• https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer/compare/3.5.2...3.5.3
• https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer/issues/433
• https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer/commit/02738433bf2e1b820ef48f04edd15df304081802
• https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer/compare/3.5.2...3.5.3
• https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer/issues/433

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