ZenTaoPMS up to 18.11/21.6.beta File Upload /module/ai/control.php path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in ZenTaoPMS up to 18.11/21.6.beta. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /module/ai/control.php of the component File Upload. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-50857. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ZenTaoPMS up to 18.11/21.6.beta. This affects some unknown functionality of the file /module/ai/control.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ZenTaoPMS v18.11 through v21.6.beta is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in /module/ai/control.php. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file upload

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-50857 since 06/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/26/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:module/ai/control.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• ZenTaoPMS

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• 18.0
• 18.1
• 18.2
• 18.3
• 18.4
• 18.5
• 18.6
• 18.7
• 18.8
• 18.9
• 18.10
• 18.11
• 21.6.beta

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