PDW File Browser 1.3 - Remote Code Execution | Advisories

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PDW File Browser 1.3 - Remote Code Execution

severity: high
date: January 28, 2026
Affecting: PDW File Browser <=1.3
CVE: CVE-2020-36973
CWE: CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSS: 8.7
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: ExploitDB-48987
PDW File Browser GitHub Repository
Credit: David Bimmel
Description: PDW File Browser 1.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload and rename webshell files to arbitrary web server locations. Attackers can upload a .txt webshell, rename it to .php, and move it to accessible directories using double-encoded path traversal techniques.