CVE-2019-12185
eLabFTW 1.8.5 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the /app/controllers/EntityController.php component.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
eLabFTW 1.8.5 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the /app/controllers/EntityController.php component. This may result in remote command execution. An attacker can use a user account to fully compromise the system using a POST request. This will allow for PHP files to be written to the web root, and for code to execute on the remote server.
- 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
- 17.34% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 20 May 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- elabftw/elabftw
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 13.1% on 21 September 2026 to 17.3% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 17.8% on 22 September 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.
References
- http://incidentsecurity.com/elabftw-1-8-5-entitycontroller-arbitrary-file-upload-rce/Exploit, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://github.com/fuzzlove/eLabFTW-1.8.5-EntityController-Arbitrary-File-Upload-RCEExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://incidentsecurity.com/elabftw-1-8-5-entitycontroller-arbitrary-file-upload-rce/Exploit, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://github.com/fuzzlove/eLabFTW-1.8.5-EntityController-Arbitrary-File-Upload-RCEExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.