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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-18048

Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution on the server, for example because .php (lowercase) is blocked but .PHP (uppercase) is not.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:04 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-18048

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Jan 2018, 06:29 UTC

Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution on the server, for example because .php (lowercase) is blocked but .PHP (uppercase) is not.

osv:CVE-2017-18048
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18048",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-18048",
    "summary": "Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows users to upload arbitrary files, which leads to remote command execution on the server, for example because .php (lowercase) is blocked but .PHP (uppercase) is not.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-18048",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-18048",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-18048"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/monstra-cms/monstra",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "81bad8b6649253bd972ac4158816189d38366216"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:monstra:monstra:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.0.4"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.0.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "3.0.4",
            "v3.0.4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-18048.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:50.896996693Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/issues/426",
        "https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3559",
        "https://securityprince.blogspot.in/2017/12/monstra-cms-304-arbitrary-file-upload.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43348/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-18048",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380860,
  "published_at": "2018-01-23T06:29:00.213+00:00"
}