CVE-2023-53942

critical · 9.4

File Thingie 2.5.7 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability that allows remote attackers to upload malicious PHP zip archives to the web server. Attackers can create a custom PHP payload, upload and unzip it, and then execute arbitrary system commands through a crafted PHP script with a command parameter.

9.4

CVSS

0.6%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

46th

EPSS percentile

2025-12-18

Published

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
leefish	file_thingie	2.5.7

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

https://github.com/leefish/filethingie
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51436
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/file-thingie-authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-remote-code-execution
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51436

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2023-53942