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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 High

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 0.00591.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
thibaud-rohmer PhotoShow affected
Version Status Constraints
3.0 affected
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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thibaud-rohmer:photoshow:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/thibaud-rohmer/PhotoShow cve-icon cve-icon
https://lscp.llc/index.php/2021/07/19/how-white-box-hacking-works-remote-code-execution-and-stored-xss-in-photoshow-3-0/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51236 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photoshow-remote-code-execution-via-exiftran-path-injection cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Roxio
Roxio photoshow
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:roxio:photoshow:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Roxio
Roxio photoshow

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thibaud-rohmer
Thibaud-rohmer photoshow
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:thibaud-rohmer:photoshow:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Thibaud-rohmer
Thibaud-rohmer photoshow

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title PhotoShow 3.0 Remote Code Execution via Exiftran Path Injection
Weaknesses CWE-78
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': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-05T12:03:25.164Z

Reserved: 2025-12-20T16:31:20.899Z

Link: CVE-2023-53981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-22T21:57:12.271Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-12-22T22:16:03.903

Modified: 2025-12-27T17:15:45.927

Link: CVE-2023-53981

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses