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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtareas/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51089 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webtareas-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-file-upload cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title WebTareas 2.4 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-22T22:04:52.381Z

Reserved: 2025-12-20T16:31:20.898Z

Link: CVE-2023-53971

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-22T21:58:53.199Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-22T22:16:02.097

Modified: 2025-12-23T14:51:52.650

Link: CVE-2023-53971

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses