OS command injection in phpThumb
Priority LOW 24CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00678 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| phpThumb project | phpThumb | up to 1.7.23 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | james-heinrich/phpthumb (Packagist) | up to 1.7.23 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw |
- phpThumb VendorphpThumb project Affected up to 1.7.23 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- james-heinrich/phpthumb (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 1.7.23 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw
References
More phpThumb project vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08550 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpThumb() before 1.7.14 allow… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2013-05684 The default configuration of phpThumb before 1.7.12 has a false value for the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-52994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-52994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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