What is CVE-2017-14958?

CVE-2017-14958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotx, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-14958?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Pivotx

CVE-2017-14958

lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via an upload of a .php file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2017-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pivotx — versions 2.3.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

sourceforge.net/p/pivot-weblog/code/4490/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14958?: CVE-2017-14958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotx, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-14958?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.