CVE-2013-3591
vTiger CRM 5.3 and 5.4: 'files' Upload Folder Arbitrary PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 43.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
vTiger CRM 5.3 and 5.4: 'files' Upload Folder Arbitrary PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- vTigerCRM v5.4.0/v5.3.0 Authenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/http/vtiger_php_execRank excellentdisclosed 30 Oct 2013
Exploit-DB1 entry
- vTiger CRM 5.3.0 5.4.0 - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29319remote, phppublished 31 Oct 2013Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By certcc
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 43.1% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Affected products
- affected 5.3
- affected 5.4
References
4
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-tricks-and-treats (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-foss-disclosures-part-one (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29319 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-3525 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2013-3591)Record last updated .