CVE-2021-44664

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An Authenticated Remote Code Exection (RCE) vulnerability exists in Xerte through 3.9 in website_code/php/import/fileupload.php by uploading a maliciously crafted PHP file though the project interface disguised as a language file to bypasses the upload filters. Attackers can manipulate the files destination by abusing path traversal in the 'mediapath' variable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22 CWE-434

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166182/Xerte-3.9-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/1672d6f46bbd6f6d42f0903ce9a313927ae2836b#diff-27433bb0be90e431d40986f9afebe9ee2f8d1025a7f9e55c3cd7a86f1f8e3fdcPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/6daeb81d089d4a561e22f931fff1327660a7d1b5Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://riklutz.nl/2021/11/03/authenticated-file-upload-to-remote-code-execution-in-xerte/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166182/Xerte-3.9-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/1672d6f46bbd6f6d42f0903ce9a313927ae2836b#diff-27433bb0be90e431d40986f9afebe9ee2f8d1025a7f9e55c3cd7a86f1f8e3fdcPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/6daeb81d089d4a561e22f931fff1327660a7d1b5Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://riklutz.nl/2021/11/03/authenticated-file-upload-to-remote-code-execution-in-xerte/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 24, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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