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CVE-2023-48966 — thinkadmin

HIGH

CVE-2023-48966 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability in zoujingli/thinkadmin. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

ThinkAdmin arbitrary file upload vulnerability

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Oct 29, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs65th percentile — riskier than 65% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.53%1.06%1.59%0.2%1.1%Apr 26Aug 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐘zoujingli/thinkadmin

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Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /admin/api.upload/file of ThinkAdmin v6.1.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Zip file.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistzoujingli/thinkadminall versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
thinkadminthinkadmin
1 version
6.1.53
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /admin/api.uploa…

github.comNVDDec 2023

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for zoujingli/thinkadmin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Remediation status

    The records we use list no patched version of zoujingli/thinkadmin for CVE-2023-48966. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    Treat uploaded files as untrusted until proven otherwise: validate the actual content type rather than the supplied extension, store uploads outside the web root on a volume mounted without execute permission, and rename them to server-generated identifiers so an attacker cannot choose the path a request will later resolve.

Frequently Asked Questions

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /admin/api.upload/file of ThinkAdmin v6.1.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Zip file.
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CVE-2023-48966: thinkadmin RCE (High 8.8)