An Authenticated Remote Code Exection (RCE) vulnerability exists in Xerte through 3.9 in…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-22Published · 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
An Authenticated Remote Code Exection (RCE) vulnerability exists in Xerte through 3.9 in website_code/php/import/fileupload.php by uploading a maliciously crafted PHP file though the project interface disguised as a language file to bypasses the upload filters. Attackers can manipulate the files destination by abusing path traversal in the 'mediapath' variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12782 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 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-2021-44664
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25cf-hcwq-2gc7
References
Exploit 2
More Xerte vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-20197 A Directory Traversal vulnerability exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.10.3 when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-44664 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44664 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25cf-hcwq-2gc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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