CVE-2019-25471 (GCVE-0-2019-25471)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 18:23 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:04
VLAI?
Title
FileThingie 2.5.7 Arbitrary File Upload via ft2.php
Summary
FileThingie 2.5.7 contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows attackers to upload malicious files by sending ZIP archives through the ft2.php endpoint. Attackers can upload ZIP files containing PHP shells, use the unzip functionality to extract them into accessible directories, and execute arbitrary commands through the extracted PHP files.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
filethingie FileThingie Affected: 2.5.7
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Date Public ?
2019-09-03 00:00
Credits
Cakes
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