Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privilege account
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DeliveryUpload malicious HTML/JS file via /uploadFile or /imgUpload
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ExploitObtain stored file URL
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ExecutionDeliver URL to privileged victim via phishing
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PersistVictim browser loads and executes payload
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ImpactSteal session cookies or credentials
Vulnerability Assessment
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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. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid low-privilege authenticated session (PR:L from CVSS vector) - unauthenticated access to the upload endpoints is not indicated. Additionally, a victim user must be induced to navigate to or load the uploaded malicious file in their browser (UI:R), meaning this is not a self-executing exploit and requires a social engineering step. The affected endpoints are /uploadFile and /imgUpload, which must be accessible and functional in the deployment. Exploitation is limited to tamguo 1.5.3 specifically; no other versions are confirmed vulnerable. There is no confidentiality or availability impact on the server itself - impact is confined to the browser session of the victim user. |
| Impact | The provided CVSS 3.1 score of 4.6 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N accurately reflects the constrained real-world risk. The PR:L metric confirms exploitation requires authenticated access, and UI:R means a victim must be induced to load the uploaded file - two meaningful barriers that reduce opportunistic exploitation risk significantly. EPSS of 0.14% at the 3rd percentile corroborates this: exploitation is theoretically straightforward but the product's niche footprint suppresses observed exploitation activity. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. A GitHub-hosted CVE writeup exists at the referenced link, suggesting a researcher has documented the flaw (possible proof-of-concept), but this is not confirmed as weaponized exploit code. The stored nature of the XSS elevates persistence risk over reflected XSS. Overall, this is a genuine but low-priority finding whose practical impact is bounded by the product's limited deployment and the authentication prerequisite. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privilege account on tamguo 1.5.3 uploads a file named payload.html containing a JavaScript cookie-stealing script via the /imgUpload endpoint. The attacker then sends a crafted link to the stored file to an administrator or higher-privileged user; when the victim opens the link in their browser, the script executes in the application's origin context, exfiltrating session cookies or credentials to an attacker-controlled server. A researcher-authored CVE writeup exists on GitHub, suggesting this attack pattern has been documented and could be replicated. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 27, 2026
Stored XSS via unrestricted file upload in tamguo 1.5.3 allows authenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers. The /uploadFile and /imgUpload endpoints in FileUploadController.java and UEditorController.java accept arbitrary HTML and JavaScript files without content-type or extension validation, enabling persistent script injection. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS probability is 0.14% (3rd percentile), indicating low current exploitation pressure.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis; no official advisory with a fixed version was found in any of the referenced sources. Operators should immediately restrict or disable the /uploadFile and /imgUpload endpoints if they are not operationally required, which eliminates the attack surface entirely. If uploads are necessary, implement strict server-side allowlisting of permitted file extensions (e.g., jpg, png, pdf) and validate MIME type against the actual file magic bytes - not the client-supplied Content-Type header. Uploaded files should be stored outside the web root or served from an isolated origin/subdomain with a Content-Security-Policy that blocks script execution, preventing browser interpretation of HTML/JS content even if uploaded. Additionally, serving uploaded files with a Content-Disposition: attachment header forces download rather than rendering. Monitor the referenced GitHub writeup at https://github.com/fangtang7/CVE/blob/main/tamgou/xss.md and VulDB entry https://vuldb.com/vuln/396019 for patch releases.
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tamguo is a Java-based web application that exposes two file upload endpoints - /uploadFile and /imgUpload - implemented in FileUploadController.java and UEditorController.java respectively. CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) describes the root cause: the server performs no server-side validation of uploaded file types, MIME types, or content, allowing an attacker to store HTML or JavaScript files directly on the server. When the application later serves these files at a predictable or discoverable URL, browsers execute the embedded scripts in the security context of the application's origin. The NVD CPE entry is listed as n/a, indicating this product lacks a formal CPE identifier in the NVD dictionary, consistent with an obscure or community-maintained application.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
PR:L confirmed by authenticated upload requirement; UI:R required as victim must load the stored file; no availability impact applies.
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
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2DescriptionCVE.org
tamguo 1.5.3 is vulnerable to Unrestricted File Upload Leading to Stored XSS. The /uploadFile and /imgUpload endpoints in FileUploadController.java and UEditorController.java have no file type validation. Attackers can upload arbitrary HTML/JavaScript files to the server.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
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