CVE-2025-44593
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Publication date: 2025-09-09
Last updated on: 2025-09-18
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| halo | halo | to 2.20.13 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in Halo versions prior to 2.20.13 allows attackers to bypass file type detection and upload malicious files such as .exe and .html files. The .html files can then trigger stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker could upload malicious executable or HTML files, potentially leading to stored XSS attacks. This could result in unauthorized code execution, data theft, or compromise of the affected system.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Upgrade Halo to version 2.20.13 or later, as this version fixes the vulnerability that allows bypassing file type detection and uploading malicious files.