THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-53941
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2023-53941

Webserver vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.8%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by injecting malicious payloads through the app_service_control parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to /index.php?zone=settings with crafted app_service_control values to execute commands with administrative privileges.
Affected vendor
Easyphp
Affected product
Webserver
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2025-12-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-53941

  • Confirm whether Easyphp Webserver is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-53941.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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