WebTareas 2.4 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
WebTareas 2.4 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious PHP files through the chat photo upload functionality. Attackers can upload a PHP file with arbitrary code to the /files/Messages/ directory and execute it directly through the generated file path.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| luiswang | WebTareas | 2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WebTareas Vendorluiswang Affected 2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webtareas_project:webtareas:2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Webtareas Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:webtareas_project:webtareas:2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Webtareas Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2jf-x5m2-c7qh
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More luiswang vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19215 webTareas 2.0.p8 - Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-53971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2jf-x5m2-c7qh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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