CVE-2018-13981
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to...
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution due to a default component that permits arbitrary upload of PHP files, because the formmailer widget blocks .php files but not .php5 or .phtml files. This is related to /assets/php/formmailer/SendEmail.php and /assets/php/formmailer/functions.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution due to a default component that permits arbitrary upload of PHP files, because the formmailer widget blocks .php files but not .php5 or .phtml files. This is related to /assets/php/formmailer/SendEmail.php and /assets/php/formmailer/functions.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-13981- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution due to a default component that permits arbitrary upload of PHP files, because the formmailer widget blocks .php files but not .php5 or .phtml files. This is related to /assets/php/formmailer/SendEmail.php and /assets/php/formmailer/functions.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-13981- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-5915 No score
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution due to a default component that permits arbitrary upload of PHP files, because the formmailer widget blocks .php files but not .php5 or .phtml files. This is related to /assets/php/formmailer/SendEmail.php and /assets/php/formmailer/functions.php.
- Record
EUVD-2018-5915- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rmf-9mpq-4vh6
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to...
The websites that were built from Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution due to a default component that permits arbitrary upload of PHP files, because the formmailer widget blocks .php files but not .php5 or .phtml files. This is related to /assets/php/formmailer/SendEmail.php and /assets/php/formmailer/functions.php.
- Record
GHSA-2rmf-9mpq-4vh6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Zeta Producer Desktop CMS 14.2.0 - Remote Code Execution / Local File Disclosure | 2018-07-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-13981 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zeta-producer Zeta Producer Desktop Cms, published July 16, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/148537/Zeta-Producer-Desktop-CMS-14.2.0-Code-Execution-File-Disclosure.html
sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-local-file-disclosure-zeta-producer-desktop-cms
exploit-db.com/exploits/45016
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13981
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rmf-9mpq-4vh6