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CVE-2023-53944: EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 Path Traversal via Directory Traversal Sequences

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote users with low privileges to access files outside the document root by bypassing SecurityManager restrictions. Attackers can send GET requests with encoded directory traversal sequences like /..%5c..%5c to read system files such as /windows/win.ini.

Affected products

• EasyPHP Webserver: 14.1

References

• https://www.easyphp.org/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51430
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easyphp-webserver-path-traversal-via-directory-traversal-sequences
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51430

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