CVE-2017-14958
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users,...
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.
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
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14958- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/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
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6434 No score
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6434- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9p9-rwr4-hjqp
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users,...
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.
- Record
GHSA-m9p9-rwr4-hjqp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14958- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14958 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Pivotx, published October 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.