TI-2017-10979 Aliases CVE-2017-14958 GHSA-m9p9-rwr4-hjqp

lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin…

LOW 34CWE-434Published 2017-10-01 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01331 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.3.11:::::::*	2.3.11	Vulnerable	Pivotx

cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.11 Vulnerable ·Pivotx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14958
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9p9-rwr4-hjqp

References

Patch 1

https://sourceforge.net/p/pivot-weblog/code/4490/

TI-2017-05957 PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-05210 PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated Advanced users to execute arbitrary PHP code by… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-04591 PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2011-00894 The password reset in PivotX before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to modify the passwords… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2014-00327 Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in fileupload.php in PivotX before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-04592 Session fixation vulnerability in fileupload.php in PivotX before 2.3.11 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

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Sources

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