Monstra CMS through 3.0.4 has an incomplete "forbidden types" list that excludes .php…
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-184Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Monstra CMS through 3.0.4 has an incomplete "forbidden types" list that excludes .php (and similar) file extensions but not the .pht or .phar extension, which allows remote authenticated Admins or Editors to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18048.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.13499 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by 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-2018-6383
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cjq-7wr8-ccw5
References
More Monstra vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13256 Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- 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-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-2018-6383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cjq-7wr8-ccw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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