CVE-2013-4898 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the user profile page feature in the Timeline Plugin 4.2.5p9 for SocialEngine allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in public/temporary/timeline/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.07% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-01-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| socialengine | socialengine |
| webhive | timeline |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SocialEngine Timeline Plugin 4.2.5p9 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2013-08-02 |
References
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