HortusFox (hortusfox-web) through 6.3 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PlantAttachmentModel that allows authenticated users to store files with client-supplied extensions under public/attachments/. Attackers can upload HTML or SVG files via /plants/attachments/add for stored cross-site scripting, or PHP files where .htaccess is unenforced to execute code.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
danielbrendel hortusfox-web unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 6.3

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
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https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/blob/v6.3/app/models/PlantAttachmentModel.php#L28-L31 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/blob/v6.3/app/resources/js/app.js#L466 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/security/advisories/GHSA-8phf-v3xj-8jjg cve-icon cve-icon
https://hackmd.io/@leediay/stored-xss-hortusfox-via-plant-attachment cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hortusfox-through-6.3-unrestricted-file-upload-via-plant-attachments cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HortusFox (hortusfox-web) through 6.3 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PlantAttachmentModel that allows authenticated users to store files with client-supplied extensions under public/attachments/. Attackers can upload HTML or SVG files via /plants/attachments/add for stored cross-site scripting, or PHP files where .htaccess is unenforced to execute code.
Title HortusFox through 6.3 Unrestricted File Upload via Plant Attachments
First Time appeared Hortusfox
Hortusfox hortusfox
Weaknesses CWE-434
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hortusfox:hortusfox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hortusfox
Hortusfox hortusfox
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T14:08:08.807Z

Reserved: 2026-10-09T13:43:07.777Z

Link: CVE-2026-108101

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-09T15:17:10.667

Modified: 2026-10-09T15:17:10.800

Link: CVE-2026-108101

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