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Malicious File Upload

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Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.

How It Works

Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files. The attacker uploads a file containing executable code—commonly a web shell written in PHP, JSP, or ASPX—disguised to bypass basic security checks. Once uploaded to a web-accessible directory, the attacker navigates to the file's URL, triggering server-side execution and gaining remote command execution capabilities.

Attackers employ various bypass techniques to defeat weak filters. Content-Type spoofing involves manipulating HTTP headers to claim a malicious PHP file is an image. Double extensions like shell.php.jpg exploit flawed parsers that only check the final extension. Null byte injection (shell.php%00.jpg) can truncate filenames in vulnerable code. Case manipulation (.pHp, .AsP) defeats case-sensitive blacklists. Advanced attacks upload .htaccess or web.config files to reconfigure the server, enabling script execution in directories where it was previously disabled.

The typical attack flow begins with reconnaissance to locate upload functionality, followed by testing various evasion techniques until a payload successfully uploads. The attacker then accesses the uploaded web shell through a browser, passing commands via URL parameters. This establishes an interactive backdoor for further exploitation, lateral movement, and data theft.

Impact

  • Remote code execution: Full command-line access to the web server with the application's privileges
  • Web shell persistence: Durable backdoor survives application restarts, enabling long-term access
  • Data exfiltration: Direct file system access allows theft of databases, credentials, source code, and sensitive documents
  • Server compromise: Ability to install additional malware, create privileged accounts, and pivot to internal networks
  • Website defacement: Modification of public-facing content to damage reputation or spread misinformation

Real-World Examples

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (CVE-2025-20188) combined a hardcoded JWT credential with unrestricted file upload, allowing unauthenticated attackers to deploy web shells and achieve complete controller compromise. The dual vulnerability eliminated authentication barriers entirely.

WordPress plugin vulnerabilities frequently expose this attack surface. Numerous plugins have allowed arbitrary file uploads through image galleries or media managers, where attackers upload PHP shells disguised as images, then execute them to take over hosting environments.

Enterprise content management systems have suffered similar flaws where document upload features failed to validate file types properly, allowing attackers to upload executable scripts that provided administrative access to corporate intranets and sensitive business data.

Mitigation

  • Whitelist permitted extensions and validate against both filename and actual file content (magic bytes/file signatures)
  • Store uploads outside the webroot entirely, serving them through a handler script that prevents execution
  • Disable script execution in upload directories via web server configuration (remove execute permissions)
  • Rename uploaded files to random identifiers, breaking the attacker's ability to predict URLs
  • Implement content scanning with antivirus/malware detection before storing files
  • Enforce authentication and authorization on all upload endpoints with proper session management
  • Validate file size limits to prevent resource exhaustion alongside malicious uploads

Recent CVEs (4052)

EPSS 6% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not correctly implement AJAX functions with nonces (or capability checks), leading to remote code execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Google File Upload WordPress +2
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL POC Act Now

An issue was discovered in Elementor 2.7.4. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Elementor Page Builder
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

In Phproject before version 1.7.8, there's a vulnerability which allows users with access to file uploads to execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Phproject
NVD GitHub
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

SysAid On-Premise 20.1.11, by default, allows the AJP protocol port, which is vulnerable to a GhostCat attack. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload On Premise
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

In Rukovoditel 2.5.2, attackers can upload arbitrary file to the server by just changing the content-type value. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Rukovoditel
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

In qdPM 9.1, an attacker can upload a malicious .php file to the server by exploiting the Add Profile Photo capability with a crafted content-type value. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Qdpm
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

In SilverStripe through 4.5, files uploaded via Forms to folders migrated from Silverstripe CMS 3.x may be put to the default "/Uploads" folder instead. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Silverstripe
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +2
NVD
EPSS 13% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +3
NVD
EPSS 31% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +3
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +4
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +3
NVD
EPSS 10% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +3
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

Vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Framework product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Attachments / File Upload). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Oracle Applications Framework
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

The School Manage System before 2020, developed by ALLE INFORMATION CO., LTD., contains a vulnerability of Unrestricted file upload (RCE) , that would allow attackers to gain access in the hosting. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload The School Manage System
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (aka DCSS or crawl) before 0.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Lua bytecode embedded in an uploaded .crawlrc file. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload RCE Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
NVD GitHub
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Multiple issues exist that allow files to be uploaded and executed on the WebAccess/NMS (versions prior to 3.0.2). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Webaccess Nms
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

An issue was discovered in Project Worlds Official Car Rental System 1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Official Car Rental System
NVD
EPSS 16% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC PATCH THREAT This Week

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in keywordsImport.php in TestLink 1.9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 3% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

The Upload Visualization plugin in the Microstrategy Web 10.4 admin panel allows an administrator to upload a ZIP archive containing files with arbitrary extensions and data. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

File Upload SSRF Microstrategy Web
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

LifterLMS Wordpress plugin version below 3.37.15 is vulnerable to arbitrary file write leading to remote code execution. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload WordPress RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Serendipity before 2.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because the filename of a renamed file may end with a dot. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Microsoft +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 15% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC THREAT This Week

FrozenNode Laravel-Administrator through 5.0.12 allows unrestricted file upload (and consequently Remote Code Execution) via admin/tips_image/image/file_upload image upload with PHP content within a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

Acyba AcyMailing before 6.9.2 mishandles file uploads by admins. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Acymailing
NVD
EPSS 10% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC This Month

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 5.2.22. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Groupware +2
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 3% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

In Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42, Web Admin users can execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the File Repository component, a different issue than CVE-2020-7935 and CVE-2020-8500. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42 is vulnerable to remote PHP code execution because of an Unrestricted Upload Of A File With A Dangerous Type issue in the File Manager. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

eZ Publish Kernel before 5.4.14.1, 6.x before 6.13.6.2, and 7.x before 7.5.6.2 and eZ Publish Legacy before 5.4.14.1, 2017 before 2017.12.7.2, and 2019 before 2019.03.4.2 allow remote attackers to. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +2
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

The Filemanager in CMS Made Simple 2.2.13 allows remote code execution via a .php.jpegd JPEG file, as demonstrated by m1_files[] to admin/moduleinterface.php. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD
EPSS 5% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

LogicalDoc before 8.3.3 could allow an attacker to upload arbitrary files, leading to command execution or retrieval of data from the database. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Logicaldoc
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

Umbraco CMS 8.5.3 allows an authenticated file upload (and consequently Remote Code Execution) via the Install Package functionality. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Umbraco Cms
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

Umbraco Cloud 8.5.3 allows an authenticated file upload (and consequently Remote Code Execution) via the Install Packages functionality. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Umbraco Cms
NVD
EPSS 30% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC THREAT This Week

index.php?sec=godmode/extensions&sec2=extensions/files_repo in Pandora FMS v7.0 NG allows authenticated administrators to upload malicious PHP scripts, and execute them via base64 decoding of the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Pandora Fms
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

An issue was discovered in AContent through 1.4. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Acontent
NVD GitHub
EPSS 9% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload WordPress RCE +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered in DEVOME GRR before 3.4.1c. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload PHP Grr
NVD GitHub
EPSS 12% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC THREAT This Week

admin/imagepaster/image-upload.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows remote attackers to achieve Code Execution by uploading a .php file in the admin/js/ directory. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

An unauthenticated file upload vulnerability has been identified in admin/gallery.php in PHPGurukul Job Portal 1.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Job Portal
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 5% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

An unauthenticated file upload vulnerability has been identified in admin_add.php in PHPGurukul Online Book Store 1.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Online Book Store
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

IPTV Smarters WEB TV PLAYER through 2020-02-22 allows attackers to execute OS commands by uploading a script. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Web Tv Player
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

An XSS issue was discovered in Zammad 3.0 through 3.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

XSS File Upload Zammad
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

In Artica Pandora FMS 7.42, Web Admin users can execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the Updater or Extension component. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM POC This Month

There is an XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerability in GwtUpload 1.0.3 in the file upload functionality. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

XSS File Upload Gwtupload
NVD GitHub
EPSS 4% CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC This Week

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.28, 7.3.x below 7.3.15 and 7.4.x below 7.4.3, when using file upload functionality, if upload progress tracking is enabled, but session.upload_progress.cleanup is set. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service +4
NVD
EPSS 99% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to Apache Tomcat. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Apache File Upload RCE +21
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC This Month

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) through 9.4.4 has Insecure Permissions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Dotnetnuke
NVD GitHub
EPSS 3% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Avira AV Engine before 8.3.54.138 allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted ISO archive. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Microsoft Anti Malware Sdk +7
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.9
MEDIUM This Month

Digi International ConnectPort LTS 32 MEI, Firmware Version 1.4.3 (82002228_K 08/09/2018), bios Version 1.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Connectport Lts 32 Mei Bios Connectport Lts 32 Mei Firmware
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

controllers/page_apply.php in Simplejobscript.com SJS through 1.66 is prone to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution by uploading a PHP script as a resume. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE PHP +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability has been discovered in the Super File Explorer app 1.0.1 for iOS. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Super File Explorer
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL Act Now

In ApexPro Telemetry Server Versions 4.2 and prior, CARESCAPE Telemetry Server v4.2 & prior, Clinical Information Center (CIC) Versions 4.X and 5.X, CARESCAPE Central Station (CSCS) Versions 1.X,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Apexpro Telemetry Server Firmware Carescape B450 Monitor Firmware +7
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Services Revenue Management and Billing product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (component: File Upload). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload Oracle Revenue Management And Billing
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Framework product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Attachments / File Upload). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

File Upload Oracle Applications Framework
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.7
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Framework product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Attachments / File Upload). Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

File Upload Oracle Applications Framework
NVD
EPSS 6% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

PHPGurukul Car Rental Project v1.0 allows Remote Code Execution via an executable file in an upload of a new profile image. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Car Rental Portal
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

An insecure file upload and code execution issue was discovered in Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite 8.3.0.30 via a "PUT /obs/obm7/file/upload" request with the base64-encoded pathname in the. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Cloud Backup Suite
NVD
EPSS 44% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL POC THREAT Act Now

Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type via .phar or .phtml to the lzld/thumb?src= URI. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Gila Cms
NVD
EPSS 13% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Act Now

An issue was discovered on Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 4760 devices. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Path Traversal RCE +1
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 6% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered on Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 8770 devices before 4.1.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

PHP File Upload RCE +1
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 7% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

zipfileUpdate in ext/misc/zipfile.c in SQLite 3.30.1 mishandles a NULL pathname during an update of a ZIP archive. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload Sqlite Sinec Infrastructure Network Services +9
NVD GitHub
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Due to a logic error in the code, upload-image-with-ajax v1.0 allows arbitrary files to be uploaded to the web root allowing code execution. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

File Upload RCE Upload Image With Ajax
NVD GitHub
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

class.upload.php in verot.net class.upload through 1.0.3 and 2.x through 2.0.4, as used in the K2 extension for Joomla!. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload PHP Verot +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Contao 4.0 through 4.8.5 allows PHP local file inclusion. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP File Upload Contao
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

A vulnerability has been identified in SPPA-T3000 MS3000 Migration Server (All versions). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Sppa T3000 Ms3000 Migration Server
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

A vulnerability has been identified in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (All versions < Service Pack R8.2 SP2). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Sppa T3000 Application Server
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

Intesync Solismed 3.3sp allows Insecure File Upload. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Solismed
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL POC Act Now

An issue was discovered in core/assets/form/form_question_types/form_question_type_file_upload/form_question_type_file_upload.inc in Squiz Matrix CMS 5.5.0 prior to 5.5.0.3, 5.5.1 prior to 5.5.1.8,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Path Traversal Information Disclosure +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 is vulnerable to malicious file upload in the My Account Portal. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload IBM Planning Analytics
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

nopCommerce v4.2.0 allows privilege escalation via file upload in Presentation/Nop.Web/Admin/Areas/Controllers/PluginController.cs via Admin/FacebookAuthentication/Configure because it is possible to. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation File Upload Nopcommerce
NVD GitHub
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

reset/modules/advanced_form_maker_edit/multiupload/upload.php in the RESET.PRO Adobe Stock API integration 4.8 for PrestaShop allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

PHP File Upload RCE +3
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

reset/modules/fotoliaFoto/multi_upload.php in the RESET.PRO Adobe Stock API Integration for PrestaShop 1.6 and 1.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

PHP File Upload RCE +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

The Lever PDF Embedder plugin 4.4 for WordPress does not block the distribution of polyglot PDF documents that are valid JAR archives. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload WordPress Pdf Embedder
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC This Month

BMC Smart Reporting 7.3 20180418 allows authenticated XXE within the import functionality. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

XXE File Upload Remedy Smart Reporting
NVD
EPSS 26% 4.2 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH THREAT Act Now

class.upload.php in verot.net class.upload before 1.0.3 and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in the K2 extension for Joomla!. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 26.2%.

File Upload PHP Verot +1
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB VulDB
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 and 2.3.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload IBM RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

An issue was discovered in TitanHQ WebTitan before 5.18. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

PHP File Upload RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

Kentico before 12.0.50 allows file uploads in which the Content-Type header is inconsistent with the file extension, leading to XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

XSS File Upload Xperience
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

Free Photo Viewer 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP and/or TIFF file that triggers a malformed SEH, as demonstrated by a 0012ECB4 FreePhot.00425642 42200008. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Free Photo Viewer
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC This Week

Nokia IMPACT < 18A: An unrestricted File Upload vulnerability was found that may lead to Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Nokia File Upload RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 22% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH THREAT Act Now

The 8.1.1 and 8.2.0 releases of Apache Solr contain an insecure setting for the ENABLE_REMOTE_JMX_OPTS configuration option in the default solr.in.sh configuration file shipping with Solr. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Apache Solr
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM POC This Month

Sandline Centraleyezer (On Premises) allows Unrestricted File Upload leading to Stored XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

XSS File Upload Centraleyezer
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

Sandline Centraleyezer (On Premises) allows unrestricted File Upload with a dangerous type, because the feature of adding ".jpg" to any uploaded filename is not enforced on the server side. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Centraleyezer
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

In Octopus Deploy 3.3.0 through 2019.10.4, an authenticated user with PackagePush permission to upload packages could upload a maliciously crafted package, triggering an exception that exposes. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload Octopus Deploy
NVD GitHub
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL Act Now

Footy Tipping Software AFL Web Edition 2019 allows arbitrary file upload and resultant remote code execution because a whitelist can be bypassed by an Administrator who uploads a crafted upload.dat. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Tipping Software
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

The Social Photo Gallery plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Remote Code Execution by creating an album and attaching a malicious PHP file in the cover photo album, because the file extension is not. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

PHP File Upload WordPress +2
NVD
EPSS 45% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Act Now

SibSoft Xfilesharing through 2.5.1 allows cgi-bin/up.cgi arbitrary file upload. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload RCE Xfilesharing
NVD GitHub
EPSS 5% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when an attacker uploads a specially crafted file to the SharePoint Server.An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

File Upload Microsoft Information Disclosure +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

An issue was discovered in Picture_Manage_mvc.aspx in AUO SunVeillance Monitoring System before v1.1.9e. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

File Upload Sunveillance Monitoring System Data Recorder
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.9
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 or 2.3.2-p1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

PHP File Upload Adobe +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Magento 1 prior to 1.9.4.3 and 1.14.4.3, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 or 2.3.2-p1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.

RCE File Upload Adobe +1
NVD
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