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FacturaScripts: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via GIF Image Upload in Product Images

Type: advisorySources: OSV

FacturaScripts is an open source accounting and invoicing software. In 2025.81 and earlier, an authenticated unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in FacturaScripts' product image upload functionality. An attacker with valid credentials can upload a PHP file disguised as a GIF image (using a GIF89a header), bypassing MIME type validation. The file is stored with its original extension, including executable extensions such as .php. The vulnerability exists the addImageAction() method of Core/Lib/ExtendedController/ProductImagesTrait.php.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-42879
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 09:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

FacturaScripts: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via GIF Image Upload in Product Images

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 May 2026, 18:29 UTC

FacturaScripts is an open source accounting and invoicing software. In 2025.81 and earlier, an authenticated unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in FacturaScripts' product image upload functionality. An attacker with valid credentials can upload a PHP file disguised as a GIF image (using a GIF89a header), bypassing MIME type validation. The file is stored with its original extension, including executable extensions such as .php. The vulnerability exists the addImageAction() method of Core/Lib/ExtendedController/ProductImagesTrait.php.

osv:CVE-2026-42879
Complete source record
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