Dataease
CVE-2023-40183
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File type validation, storage isolation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Command and Control, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could upload malicious files that can be executed on the server by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
DataEase is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate file types server-side, store uploads outside webroot, use random filenames, scan for malware.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434), which allows attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server. DataEase is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Prior to version 1.18.11, DataEase has a vulnerability that allows an attacker to to obtain user cookies. The program only uses the ImageIO.read() method to determine whether the file is an image file or not. There is no whitelisting restriction on file suffixes. This allows the attacker to synthesize the attack code into an image for uploading and change the file extension to html. The attacker may steal user cookies by accessing links. The vulnerability has been fixed in v1.18.11. There are no known workarounds. Affected products include: Dataease. Version information: version 1.18.11.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
DataEase is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Prior to version 1.18.11, DataEase has a vulnerability that allows an attacker to to obtain user cookies. The program only uses the ImageIO.read() method to determine whether the file is an image file or not. There is no whitelisting restriction on file suffixes. This allows the attacker to synthesize the attack code into an image for uploading and change the file extension to html. The attacker may steal user cookies by accessing links. The vulnerability has been fixed in v1.18.11. There are no known workarounds.
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Attack Technique
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
DataEase is an open source business intelligence and data visualization tool. Prior to version 2.10.11, a threat actor m
Auth bypass in DataEase via CVE-2025-49001 patch evasion. PoC available.
Auth bypass in DataEase BI tool before 2.10.10.
A remote code execution vulnerability in DataEase (CVSS 9.8). Risk factors: public PoC available.
A remote code execution vulnerability in DataEase (CVSS 9.8). Risk factors: public PoC available.
A remote code execution vulnerability in DataEase (CVSS 9.8). Risk factors: public PoC available.
DataEase data visualization tool prior to 2.10.19 uses MD5-hashed passwords without salting, allowing attackers to crack
DataEase is an open source data visualization analysis tool. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is r
DataEase is an open source data visualization analysis tool. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is r
DataEase is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability
Dataease is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability
Dataease is an open source data visualization analysis tool. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is r
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