Bolt
CVE-2019-10874
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the bolt/upload File Upload feature in Bolt CMS 3.6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a JavaScript file to include executable. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in composer
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the bolt/upload File Upload feature in Bolt CMS 3.6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a JavaScript file to include executable extensions in the file/edit/config/config.yml configuration file. Affected products include: Boltcms Bolt.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the bolt/upload File Upload feature in Bolt CMS 3.6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a JavaScript file to include executable extensions in the file/edit/config/config.yml configuration file.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
Exploit-DB
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How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
The theme editor in Bolt before 2.2.5 does not check the file extension when renaming files, which allows remote authent
Authenticated remote code execution in Bolt CMS 3.7.0 and earlier lets any holder of a valid backend account chain an un
Bolt CMS contains a vulnerability in version 5.1.12 and below that allows an authenticated user with the ROLE_EDITOR pri
Bolt CMS <= 4.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely e
Controller/Async/FilesystemManager.php in the filemanager in Bolt before 3.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitr
In Bolt CMS before version 3.7.1, the filename of uploaded files was vulnerable to stored XSS. Rated medium severity (CV
Bolt 3.6.4 has XSS via the slug, teaser, or title parameter to editcontent/pages, a related issue to CVE-2017-11128 and
Bolt 3.7.0, if Symfony Web Profiler is used, allows XSS because unsanitized search?search= input is shown on the _profil
Bolt CMS <3.6.2 allows XSS via text input click preview button as demonstrated by the Title field of a Configured and Ne
In Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, a path to escalate privileges was identified. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8
Bolt CMS 3.2.14 allows stored XSS via text input, as demonstrated by the Title field of a New Entry. Rated medium severi
Bolt CMS 3.2.14 allows stored XSS by uploading an SVG document with a "Content-Type: image/svg+xml" header. Rated medium