CVE-2017-6090
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 96.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 96.39% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 October 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- phpcollab/phpcollab
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 95.1% on 21 September 2026 to 96.4% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2017-09-29-cve-2017-6090-phpcollab-2-5-1-arbitrary-file-upload-unauthenticated/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42934/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43519/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2017-09-29-cve-2017-6090-phpcollab-2-5-1-arbitrary-file-upload-unauthenticated/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42934/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43519/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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