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CVE-2023-53981VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-53981: thibaud-rohmer PhotoShow · OS Command Injection

Affects thibaud-rohmer PhotoShowSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubthibaud-rohmer/PhotoShowpkg:github/thibaud-rohmer/PhotoShowOther threatsAffected
  • =3.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict administrative access to PhotoShow 3.0 instances by enforcing strong authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and IP whitelisting. 2. Disable or restrict video upload functionality if not essential, or implement strict validation and sanitization of uploaded media files to prevent malicious payloads. 3. Monitor logs for unusual base64 encoded payloads or suspicious ffmpeg command executions. 4. Isolate PhotoShow servers within segmented network zones to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 5. Apply principle of least privilege to administrator accounts and rotate credentials regularly. 6. 7. Stay alert for vendor updates or community patches and apply them promptly once released. 8. Conduct security awareness training for administrators to recognize phishing or credential compromise attempts that could lead to exploitation.

Description

PhotoShow 3.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious commands through the exiftran path configuration. Attackers can exploit the ffmpeg configuration settings by base64 encoding a reverse shell command and executing it through a crafted video upload process.

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