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CVE-2023-53981: PhotoShow 3.0 Remote Code Execution via Exiftran Path Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-12-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

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.

Affected products

• thibaud-rohmer PhotoShow: 3.0

References

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

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