ARMBot Unrestricted File Upload via upload.php
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ARMBot contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files by manipulating the file parameter with path traversal sequences. Attackers can upload PHP files with traversal payloads ../public_html/ to write executable code to the web root and achieve remote code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25480
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mfj-w336-px2g
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2019-25480 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25480 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mfj-w336-px2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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