JVN#35897618: GBrowse vulnerable to unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types

GBrowse provided by Generic Model Organism Database Project is a web-based genome browser. GBrowse allows the users to upload their own data in several file formats (see “GBrowse User Uploads”).
The affected versions of GBrowse accept files with any formats uploaded (CWE-434), and place them in the area accessible through unauthenticated web requests.

The reporter states that attacks exploiting this vulnerability have been observed.

Impact

Anyone who can upload files through the product may execute arbitrary code on the server.

Solution

Stop using the product and Switch to the successor
The developer states that GBrowse is no longer supported and recommends using the successor product JBrowse2.

Products Affected

• GBrowse
  The reporter verifies that version 1.70 is vulnerable to this issue, and that version 2.56 restricts uploading non-GFF formatted files. This indicates that the file validation mechanism may have been implemented since version 2.x. However, the actual versions have not been confirmed.