CVE-2013-10038 CRITICAL

CVE-2013-10038: FlashChat Arbitrary File Upload RCE

Vendor Tufat
Product FlashChat
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published July 31, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in FlashChat versions 6.0.2 and 6.0.4 through 6.0.8. The upload.php endpoint fails to properly validate file types and authentication, allowing attackers to upload malicious PHP scripts. Once uploaded, these scripts can be executed remotely, resulting in arbitrary code execution as the web server user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 31, 2025 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated