CVE-2023-53971

HIGH EPSS 32.7%
Published Dec 22, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Dec 22, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

WebTareas 2.4 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious PHP files through the chat photo upload functionality. Attackers can upload a PHP file with arbitrary code to the /files/Messages/ directory and execute it directly through the generated file path.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
32.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
webtareas_projectwebtareas2.4any

References 3

  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtareas/
    Product
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51089
    Exploit
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webtareas-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-file-upload
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.