Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-32985Xerte Online Toolkits <= 3.14 Unauthenticated Template Import Arbitrary File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authentication in Xerte Online Toolkits from Xerte. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.
Official description
Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.14 and earlier contain an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the template import functionality that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted ZIP archive containing malicious PHP payloads. Attackers can bypass authentication checks in the import.php file to upload a template archive with PHP code in the media directory, which gets extracted to a web-accessible path where the malicious PHP can be directly accessed and executed under the web server context.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xerte | Xerte Online Toolkits | 0 – through 3.14 |
Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H