phpfm 1.7.9 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to log in by exploiting loose type comparison in password hash validation. Attackers can craft specific password hashes beginning with 0e or 00e to bypass authentication and upload malicious PHP files to the server.
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Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dulldusk phpfilemanager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dulldusk:phpfilemanager:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dulldusk phpfilemanager

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0900

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First Time appeared Dulldusk
Dulldusk phpfm
Vendors & Products Dulldusk
Dulldusk phpfm

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:15:00 +0900

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description phpfm 1.7.9 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to log in by exploiting loose type comparison in password hash validation. Attackers can craft specific password hashes beginning with 0e or 00e to bypass authentication and upload malicious PHP files to the server.
Title phpfm 1.7.9 Authentication Bypass via Type Juggling Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-1390
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-16T21:39:32.603Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T00:10:40.313Z

Link: CVE-2023-53894

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-16T21:39:29.416Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-16T17:16:01.550

Modified: 2026-01-21T22:26:08.933

Link: CVE-2023-53894

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-17T23:29:01Z

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