Authenticated PHP code execution via droplet ZIP upload
Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Jan 13, 2026
Unrestricted file upload in WBCE CMS 1.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP through a droplet ZIP. The Droplets admin tool imports a crafted ZIP containing a PHP droplet, which the application runs when an authenticated user embeds it in a page. Access to the administrative Droplets tool is required, and successful exploitation grants the uploaded PHP code the web server process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Unrestricted file upload in WBCE CMS 1.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP through a droplet ZIP. The Droplets admin tool imports a crafted ZIP containing a PHP droplet, which the application runs when an authenticated user embeds it in a page. Access to the administrative Droplets tool is required, and successful exploitation grants the uploaded PHP code the web server process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50936
- Published
- Jan 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Vendor
- WBCE Project
- Product
- WBCE CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-434, T1505.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.5.2
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WBCE CMS 1.5.2 authenticated RCE exploitfunctional · demonstrated
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