Directory traversal vulnerability in ajaxfileupload.php in Kayson Group Ltd.

published 2017-08-18 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-2312

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.2%; EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in ajaxfileupload.php in Kayson Group Ltd. phpGrid before 7.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file with a .. (dot dot) in the file name.

Patch / fix

links 1

phpgrid.com/announcement/version-7-2-5/ advisory

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Exploit prediction

3.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

futureweb.at https://www.futureweb.at/security/CVE-2017-10665/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

phpgrid.com /announcement/version-7-2-5/
patch, vendor-advisory
futureweb.at /security/CVE-2017-10665/
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-10665
NVD CVE-2017-10665

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