CVE-2016-1713

HIGH

vtiger CRM 6.4.0 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Company Logo Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2016-1713. PoCs published by Touhid M.Shaikh, Benjamin Daniel Mussler, Benjamin Daniel Mussler, Touhid M.Shaikh <[email protected]>, SecureLayer7.net, including Metasploit module exploits/multi/http/vtiger_logo_upload_exec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits an authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in vTiger CRM 6.3.0, allowing attackers to upload a malicious PHP file disguised as a company logo and achieve remote code execution.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Settings_Vtiger_CompanyDetailsSave_Action class in modules/Settings/Vtiger/actions/CompanyDetailsSave.php in Vtiger CRM 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in test/logo/. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6000.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Touhid M.Shaikh · rubywebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44379

This Metasploit module exploits an authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in vTiger CRM 6.3.0, allowing attackers to upload a malicious PHP file disguised as a company logo and achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: vTiger CRM 6.3.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials for vTiger CRM · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by Benjamin Daniel Mussler · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38345

This exploit demonstrates an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Vtiger CRM <= 6.3.0 by uploading a malicious PHP file disguised as a logo. The attacker can then execute arbitrary commands by accessing the uploaded file.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Vtiger CRM <= 6.3.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the Vtiger CRM administration interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Benjamin Daniel Mussler, Touhid M.Shaikh <[email protected]>, SecureLayer7.net · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/vtiger_logo_upload_exec.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an authenticated file upload vulnerability in vTiger CRM 6.3.0, allowing an attacker to upload a malicious PHP file disguised as a logo and achieve remote code execution by accessing the uploaded file.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: vTiger CRM v6.3.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: valid credentials for vTiger CRM · access to the administration interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 24, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/4
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://b.fl7.de/2016/01/vtiger-crm-6.4-auth-rce.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44379/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.6194
EPSS Percentile 98.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-434
Status published
Products (1)
vtiger/vtiger_crm 6.4.0
Published Apr 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026