CVE-2024-5043Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated code execution via phtml upload allowlist bypass

Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in emlog Pro 2.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code through the administration panel. The upload-type setting in admin/setting.php blocks strings containing php but accepts phtml, after which admin/media.php stores the executable payload. Administrator access is required, and successful exploitation installs a web-accessible PHP script that runs with the web server's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in emlog Pro 2.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code through the administration panel. The upload-type setting in admin/setting.php blocks strings containing php but accepts phtml, after which admin/media.php stores the executable payload. Administrator access is required, and successful exploitation installs a web-accessible PHP script that runs with the web server's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5043
Published
May 17, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
emlog
Product
emlog Pro
Classifications
CWE-434, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.3.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

emlog · emlog Proversion=2.3.4

Published CVSS scores

5.8VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.7VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell

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