CVE-2023-53942 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-53942

File Thingie 2.5.7 Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability Description

File Thingie 2.5.7 contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability that allows remote attackers to upload malicious PHP zip archives to the web server. Attackers can create a custom PHP payload, upload and unzip it, and then execute arbitrary system commands through a crafted PHP script with a command parameter.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Maurice Fielenbach (grimlockx) - Hexastrike Cybersecurity UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

File Thingie
Vulnerable Versions:
2.5.7

Timeline

Official Publish: December 18th, 2025
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-434

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1505.003 Web Shell
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact