CVE-2023-53981

PhotoShow 3.0 Remote Code Execution via Exiftran Path Injection

PhotoShow 3.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious commands through the exiftran path configuration. Attackers can exploit the ffmpeg configuration settings by base64 encoding a reverse shell command and executing it through a crafted video upload process.

Affected

thibaud-rohmer · PhotoShow

CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK

8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2025-12-22

Updated

2026-04-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51236

Security advisories

• https://lscp.llc/index.php/2021/07/19/how-white-box-hacking-works-remote-code-execution-a…
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photoshow-remote-code-execution-via-exiftran-path-in…
• thibaud-rohmer/PhotoShow

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry