CVE-2018-17139
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution...
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution by posting to a /products URI with PHP code in a .php file with the image/jpeg content type.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution by posting to a /products URI with PHP code in a .php file with the image/jpeg content type.
- Record
CVE-2018-17139- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution by posting to a /products URI with PHP code in a .php file with the image/jpeg content type.
- Record
CVE-2018-17139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8917 No score
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution by posting to a /products URI with PHP code in a .php file with the image/jpeg content type.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8917- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9x5j-whx3-gg57
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution...
UltimatePOS 2.5 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution by posting to a /products URI with PHP code in a .php file with the image/jpeg content type.
- Record
GHSA-9x5j-whx3-gg57- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17139 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ultimatefosters Ultimatepos, published September 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.