Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution on the server, for example because .php (lowercase) is blocked but .PHP (uppercase) is not.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.63355 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gjw-qvrh-6f5r
References
More Monstra vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24401 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Monstra CMS v3.0.4 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-24399 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Monstra CMS v3.0.4 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2018-04701 Monstra CMS through 3.0.4 has an incomplete "forbidden types" list that excludes .php… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-14797 A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the component… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15550 A local file inclusion vulnerability was discovered in the captcha function in Monstra… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17832 Monstra 3.0.4 does not filter the case of php, which leads to an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-18048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gjw-qvrh-6f5r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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