RCE in Thibaud-Rohmer Photoshow

CVE-2023-53981

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53981?
CVE-2023-53981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thibaud-Rohmer Photoshow, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-53981?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.