CVE-2023-53971 HIGH

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

Vendor Luiswang
Product WebTareas
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published December 22, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 22, 2025 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated