CVE-2020-36973
PDW File Browser 1.3 - Remote Code Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Jan 28, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 27, 2026
Description
PDW File Browser 1.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload and rename webshell files to arbitrary web server locations. Attackers can upload a .txt webshell, rename it to .php, and move it to accessible directories using double-encoded path traversal techniques.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PDW File Browsermichalc |
|
References
- ExploitDB-48987exploit
- PDW File Browser GitHub Repositoryproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: PDW File Browser 1.3 - Remote Code Executionthird-party-advisory
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