CVE-2025-52994

phpThumb is vulnerable to Command Injection through its gif_outputAsJpeg function

4.9 Medium

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.68%Unchanged since Jul 12, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Record: CVE-2025-52994
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-21154 4.9

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Record: EUVD-2025-21154
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw 4.9

phpThumb is vulnerable to Command Injection through its gif_outputAsJpeg function

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Record: GHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.9

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Record: CVE-2025-52994
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.9

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Record: CVE-2025-52994
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw 4.9

phpThumb is vulnerable to Command Injection through its gif_outputAsJpeg function

gif_outputAsJpeg in phpThumb through 1.7.23 allows phpthumb.gif.php OS Command Injection via a crafted parameter value. This is fixed in 1.7.23-202506081709.

Record: GHSA-q745-cfqh-hcrw
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

phpthumb project phpthumb

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`james-heinrich/phpthumb` Packagist	through 1.7.23	None known
`james-heinrich/phpthumb` Packagist	through 1.7.23, plus listed versions v1.7.12v1.7.13v1.7.14v1.7.15v1.7.16 Show 7 moreShow less v1.7.17v1.7.18v1.7.19v1.7.20v1.7.21v1.7.22v1.7.23	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-52994 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Phpthumb Project Phpthumb, published July 11, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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