CVE-2018-18924 describes a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in ProjeQtOr 7.2.5. The flaw allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious .shtml files containing arbitrary commands through the image-upload feature. Despite being rejected as invalid images, these files persist on the server with predictable filenames, enabling execution. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a severe risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and can be exploited with low complexity over the network by a low-privileged user. While not currently on CISA's KEV list or showing significant community discussion, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, suggesting a potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:projeqtor:projeqtor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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