CVE-2023-53971 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-20 | Published 2025-12-22 | Updated 2025-12-22 | Assigner VulnCheck

HIGH: 8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Product status

2.4

affected

Credits

Hubert Wojciechowski finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51089 (ExploitDB-51089) exploit

sourceforge.net/projects/webtareas/ (WebTareas Project Homepage) product

www.vulncheck.com/...d-remote-code-execution-via-file-upload (VulnCheck Advisory: WebTareas 2.4 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2023-53971)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53971)

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