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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-44663

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.8.4 via a crafted php file through elfinder in connetor.php.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-44663

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Feb 2022, 19:15 UTC

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.8.4 via a crafted php file through elfinder in connetor.php.

osv:CVE-2021-44663
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44663",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.8.4 via a crafted php file through elfinder in connetor.php.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-44663",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "fixed": "694a591b5ab7f634f036afaac10397cf3677a98c"
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              ],
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          "versions": [
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            "v3.8.2",
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            "X-v3.7.14-dev",
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            "X-v3.7.11",
            "X-v3.7.10",
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            "X-v3.7.8",
            "X-v3.7.7",
            "X-v3.7.6",
            "X-v3.7.5",
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            "X-v3.7.3",
            "X-v3.7.2",
            "X-v3.7.1",
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            "v3.6.3",
            "v3.6.2",
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            "git",
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:56:52.001878229Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/news/blog/80-news/336-xerte-3-8-5-important-security-update-now-available",
        "https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/694a591b5ab7f634f036afaac10397cf3677a98c",
        "https://riklutz.nl/2021/10/30/unauthenticated-file-upload-to-remote-code-execution-in-xerte/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2021-44663",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 387089,
  "published_at": "2022-02-24T19:15:09.49+00:00"
}