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CVE-2023-53971: WebTareas 2.4 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-12-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

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.

Affected products

• luiswang WebTareas: 2.4

References

• https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtareas/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51089
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webtareas-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-file-upload

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