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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-18924

The image-upload feature in ProjeQtOr 7.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .shtml file with "#exec cmd" because rejected files remain on the server, with predictable filenames, after a "This file is not a valid image"…

EXPLOITHIGH 8.8EPSS 9.49%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

The image-upload feature in ProjeQtOr 7.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .shtml file with "#exec cmd" because rejected files remain on the server, with predictable filenames, after a "This file is not a valid image" error message.

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
9.49% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 25 October 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-459
Affected
projeqtor/projeqtor
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%5%10%21 September 2026: 7.75%22 September 2026: 9.49%27 October 2026: 9.49%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 7.7% on 21 September 2026 to 9.5% 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 (1)

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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-45680source ↗ProjeQtOr Project Management Tool 7.2.5 - Remote Code Executionphp · AkkuSwebapps25 October 2018no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.