High severity · published Dec 22, 2025
CVE-2023-53971
WebTareas 2.4 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
WebTareas · luiswang
2.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53971
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53971
Product
https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtareas/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51089
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webtareas-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-file-upload
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