CVE-2023-53981
HIGHDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://github.com/thibaud-rohmer/PhotoShow
- https://lscp.llc/index.php/2021/07/19/how-white-box-hacking-works-remote-code-execution-and-stored-xss-in-photoshow-3-0/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51236
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photoshow-remote-code-execution-via-exiftran-path-injection
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