CVE-2023-32686
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system for both manual and automated testing. Kiwi TCMS allows users to upload attachments to test plans, test cases, etc. Earlier versions of Kiwi TCMS had introduced upload validators in order to prevent potentially dangerous files from being uploaded. The upload validation checks were not robust enough which left the possibility of an attacker to circumvent them and upload a potentially dangerous file. Exploiting this flaw, a combination of files could be uploaded so that they work together to circumvent the existing Content-Security-Policy and allow execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the browser. This issue has been patched in version 12.3.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.1
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- GHSA-x7c2-7wvg-jpx7kiwitcms vulnerable to stored XSS via unrestricted files upload2023-05-22ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Kiwi TCMS allows users to upload attachments to test plans, test cases, etc. Earlier versions of Kiwi TCMS had introduced upload validators in order to prevent potentially dangerous files from being uploaded, see [GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj](https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj) and Content-Security-Policy definition to prevent cross-site-scripting attacks, see [GHSA-2wcr-87wf-cf9j](https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-2wcr-87wf-cf9j). The upload validation checks were not robust enough which left the possibility of an attacker to circumvent them and upload a potentially dangerous file. Exploting this flaw a combination of files could be uploaded so that they work together to circumvent the existing Content-Security-Policy and allow execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the browser. ### Patches - File upload validation code has been improved - Kiwi TCMS will now force `Content-Type: text/plain` when serving uploaded files ### Workarounds 1) Force the Content-Type header via a custom Django middleware, see `ExtraHeadersMiddleware` in https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/blob/master/tcms/core/middleware.py#L23 and/or 2) Force the Content-Type header via Nginx overrides, see `location /uploads/` in https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/blob/master/etc/nginx.conf ### References Disclosed by [Antonio Spataro](https://huntr.dev/bounties/db75275f-8bcd-482b-ae12-feff660d4794) and [ek1ng](https://huntr.dev/bounties/46d5b535-bdff-4b98-8691-a907591fcf10/). Additional credits to [Ahmed Rabeaa Mosa](https://huntr.dev/bounties/cbc2676a-90ff-457f-9cdc-2a7981f960f3/).
- PYSEC-2026-1500kiwitcms vulnerable to stored XSS via unrestricted files upload2026-07-07vendor · osvUS
### Impact Kiwi TCMS allows users to upload attachments to test plans, test cases, etc. Earlier versions of Kiwi TCMS had introduced upload validators in order to prevent potentially dangerous files from being uploaded, see [GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj](https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-fwcf-753v-fgcj) and Content-Security-Policy definition to prevent cross-site-scripting attacks, see [GHSA-2wcr-87wf-cf9j](https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-2wcr-87wf-cf9j). The upload validation checks were not robust enough which left the possibility of an attacker to circumvent them and upload a potentially dangerous file. Exploting this flaw a combination of files could be uploaded so that they work together to circumvent the existing Content-Security-Policy and allow execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the browser. ### Patches - File upload validation code has been improved - Kiwi TCMS will now force `Content-Type: text/plain` when serving uploaded files ### Workarounds 1) Force the Content-Type header via a custom Django middleware, see `ExtraHeadersMiddleware` in https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/blob/master/tcms/core/middleware.py#L23 and/or 2) Force the Content-Type header via Nginx overrides, see `location /uploads/` in https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/blob/master/etc/nginx.conf ### References Disclosed by [Antonio Spataro](https://huntr.dev/bounties/db75275f-8bcd-482b-ae12-feff660d4794) and [ek1ng](https://huntr.dev/bounties/46d5b535-bdff-4b98-8691-a907591fcf10/). Additional credits to [Ahmed Rabeaa Mosa](https://huntr.dev/bounties/cbc2676a-90ff-457f-9cdc-2a7981f960f3/).
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-32686/cnnvd
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-x7c2-7wvg-jpx7cnnvd
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/05/22/kiwi-tcms-123/cnnvd
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-x7c2-7wvg-jpx7enisa_euvd
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/05/22/kiwi-tcms-123/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-x7c2-7wvg-jpx7Mailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/05/22/kiwi-tcms-123/Release Notesnvd
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