Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the user profile page feature in the Timeline…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the user profile page feature in the Timeline Plugin 4.2.5p9 for SocialEngine allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in public/temporary/timeline/.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03069 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webhive:timeline:4.2.5:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.5 p9 | Vulnerable | Webhive |
| cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SocialEngine |
- cpe:2.3:a:webhive:timeline:4.2.5:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 p9 Vulnerable ·Webhive
- cpe:2.3:a:socialengine:socialengine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SocialEngine
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4898
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wm4-w599-4rw3
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2013-4898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wm4-w599-4rw3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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