Critical severity9.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40020

Description

PrivateUploader is an open source image hosting server written in Vue and TypeScript. In affected versions app/routes/v3/admin.controller.ts did not correctly verify whether the user was an administrator (High Level) or moderator (Low Level) causing the request to continue processing. The response would be a 403 with ADMIN_ONLY, however, next() would call leading to any updates/changes in the route to process. This issue has been addressed in version 3.2.49. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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Affected products

PrivateUploader/PrivateUploaderllm-fuzzy2 versions
>=3.2.49+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=3.2.49
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.49

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References

github.com/PrivateUploader/PrivateUploader/commit/869657d61e3c7a518177106fe63ea483082b0d3envdPatch
github.com/PrivateUploader/PrivateUploader/security/advisories/GHSA-vhrw-2472-rrjxnvdPatchVendor Advisory

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