CVE-2021-40188
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager...
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager function in admin panel does not filter all PHP extensions such as ".php, .php7, .phtml, .php5, ...". An attacker can upload a malicious file and execute code on the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager function in admin panel does not filter all PHP extensions such as ".php, .php7, .phtml, .php5, ...". An attacker can upload a malicious file and execute code on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-40188- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager function in admin panel does not filter all PHP extensions such as ".php, .php7, .phtml, .php5, ...". An attacker can upload a malicious file and execute code on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-40188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27373 No score
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager function in admin panel does not filter all PHP extensions such as ".php, .php7, .phtml, .php5, ...". An attacker can upload a malicious file and execute code on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27373- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mmf-c22v-7fqp No score
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager...
PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The File Manager function in admin panel does not filter all PHP extensions such as ".php, .php7, .phtml, .php5, ...". An attacker can upload a malicious file and execute code on the server.
- Record
GHSA-9mmf-c22v-7fqp- 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-2021-40188 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Php-fusion Phpfusion, published October 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.