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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Thibaud-Rohmer Photoshow — versions 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51236 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- lscp.llc/index.php/2021/07/19/how-white-box-hacking-works-remote-code-execution… (Exploit, product, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/thibaud-rohmer/PhotoShow (Product, product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photoshow-remote-code-execution-via-exiftran-path-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
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.