Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2023-53876Academy LMS 6.1 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability via Profile Settings
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity unrestricted file upload in Academy LMS from Creativeitem. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Academy LMS 6.1 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious SVG files with stored cross-site scripting payloads. Attackers can inject malicious scripts through the profile avatar upload feature by modifying file extensions and embedding executable JavaScript code.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Creativeitem | Academy LMS | 6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
References
- ExploitDB-51702 exploit
- Academy LMS Product Webpage technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Academy LMS 6.1 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability via Profile Settings third-party-advisory