CVE-2022-32176: Gin-vue-admin - Unrestricted File Upload

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

In "Gin-Vue-Admin", versions v2.5.1 through v2.5.3b are vulnerable to Unrestricted File Upload that leads to execution of javascript code, through the "Compress Upload" functionality to the Media Library. When an admin user views the uploaded file, a low privilege attacker will get access to the admin's cookie leading to account takeover.

Affected products

flipped-aurora gin-vue-admin: from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3b

References

https://github.com/flipped-aurora/gin-vue-admin/blob/v2.5.3beta/web/src/components/upload/image.vue#L43-L49
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32176
https://github.com/flipped-aurora/gin-vue-admin/blob/v2.5.3beta/web/src/components/upload/image.vue#L43-L49
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32176

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