PhotoShow 3.0 Remote Code Execution via Exiftran Path Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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-78.
Summary
PhotoShow 3.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious commands through the exiftran path configuration. Attackers can exploit the ffmpeg configuration settings by base64 encoding a reverse shell command and executing it through a crafted video upload process.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thibaud-rohmer | PhotoShow | 3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PhotoShow Vendorthibaud-rohmer Affected 3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:thibaud-rohmer:photoshow:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | thibaud-rohmer |
- cpe:2.3:a:thibaud-rohmer:photoshow:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·thibaud-rohmer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmwx-xj5h-5xh5
References
Exploit 2
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2023-53981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hmwx-xj5h-5xh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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