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CVE-2017-6090

93
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6090 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier, specifically within the clients/editclient.php component. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary executable files and achieve remote code execution by directly accessing the uploaded file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates readily available Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, along with ExploitDB entries, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpcollab:phpcollab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
96.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: phpCollab 2.5.1 Unauthenticated File Upload · Sep 29, 2017
Nuclei: CVE-2017-6090 · Jul 27, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-43519 · Jan 11, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9607 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

sysdream.com / news/lab/2017-09-29-cve-2017-6090-phpcollab-2-5-1-arbitrary-file-upload-unauthenticated
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42934
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/43519
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry