CVE-2021-47904
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 - Remote Code Execution
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability in the Image Manager that allows remote code execution. Attackers can upload a malicious PHP web shell by exploiting unrestricted file type uploads to gain command execution on the server.
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
CVE List Score used
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 - Remote Code Execution
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability in the Image Manager that allows remote code execution. Attackers can upload a malicious PHP web shell by exploiting unrestricted file type uploads to gain command execution on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-47904- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4274
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability in the Image Manager that allows remote code execution. Attackers can upload a malicious PHP web shell by exploiting unrestricted file type uploads to gain command execution on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2026-4274- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcxf-266c-6x5q
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability in the Image Manager that...
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability in the Image Manager that allows remote code execution. Attackers can upload a malicious PHP web shell by exploiting unrestricted file type uploads to gain command execution on the server.
- Record
GHSA-xcxf-266c-6x5q- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
PhreeBooks 5.2.3 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability in the Image Manager that allows remote code execution. Attackers can upload a malicious PHP web shell by exploiting unrestricted file type uploads to gain command execution on the server.
- Record
CVE-2021-47904- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/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 |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47904 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Phreesoft Phreebooks, published January 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.