CVE-2017-6090
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
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
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
- Record
CVE-2017-6090- 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
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
- Record
CVE-2017-6090- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15156 No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15156- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-937h-6g5c-rjx5
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
- Record
GHSA-937h-6g5c-rjx5- 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
OSV
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in clients/editclient.php in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in logos_clients/.
- Record
CVE-2017-6090- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpCollab 2.5.1 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2017-10-02 |
| Exploit-DB | phpCollab 2.5.1 - File Upload (Metasploit) | 2018-01-11 |
| Metasploit | phpCollab 2.5.1 Unauthenticated File Upload | 2017-09-29 |
| Nuclei | PhpColl 2.5.1 Arbitrary File Upload | |
| PoC in GitHub | jlk/exploit-CVE-2017-6090 | 2018-02-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6090 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Phpcollab, published October 2, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 96.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.