# CVE-2020-9472: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Umbraco CMS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-9472-unrestricted-upload-of-file-with-dangerous-type-in-umbraco-cms  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-08-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-9472 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-08-02

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Umbraco CMS

Technologies: [UmbracoCms (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/umbracocms). Vendors: [NuGet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nuget).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-9472 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-9472 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-9472?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 August 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** UmbracoCms (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=8.5.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-9472?** Yes. UmbracoCms (NuGet): upgrade to 8.5.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-9472?** Check whether you run UmbracoCms (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- UmbracoCms (NuGet): upgrade to 8.5.4 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package UmbracoCms --version 8.5.4
  ```


## Affected products

- UmbracoCms (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=8.5.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-9472
- GHSA-j66f-h9hm-975m

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