What is CVE-2018-19457?

CVE-2018-19457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Logicspice Faq Script, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-19457?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Logicspice Faq Script

CVE-2018-19457

Logicspice FAQ Script 2.9.7 allows uploading arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution via admin/faqs/faqimages with a .php file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-11-22 · 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: 0.039 (90.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Logicspice Faq Script — versions 2.9.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

pentest.com.tr/exploits/Logicspice-FAQ-Script-2-9-7-Remote-Code-Execution.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45326/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19457?: CVE-2018-19457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Logicspice Faq Script, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-19457?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.