CVE-2023-53981 HIGH

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

Vendor Thibaud-Rohmer
Product PhotoShow
Weakness CWE-78
Published December 22, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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