Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53944
EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote users with low privileges to access files outside the document root by bypassing SecurityManager r
Published Dec 18, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · EasyPHP EasyPHP Webserver
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53944. EPSS is 0.95%. Act only if a listed version of EasyPHP EasyPHP Webserver is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2023-53941 · Critical
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.95%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor EasyPHP EasyPHP Webserver 14.1
EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote users with low privileges to access files outside the document root by bypassing SecurityManager restrictions. Attackers can send GET requests with encoded directory traversal sequences like /..%5c..%5c to read system files such as /windows/win.ini.
Are you affected?
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- vendor EasyPHP EasyPHP Webserver 14.114.1
How to fix CVE-2023-53944
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 14.1
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53944. EPSS is 0.95%. Act only if a listed version of EasyPHP EasyPHP Webserver is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with EasyPHP EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 14.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.95%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 18, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote users with low privileges to access files outside the document root by bypassing SecurityManager restrictions. Attackers can send GET requests with encoded directory traversal sequences like /..%5c..%5c to read system files such as /windows/win.ini.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote users with low privileges to access files outside the document root by bypassing SecurityManager restrictions. Attackers can send GET requests with encoded directory traversal sequences like /..%5c..%5c to read system files such as /windows/win.ini.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53944
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53944
30-day exploitation probability 0.95%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204353
EasyPHP Webserver 14.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote users with low privileges to access files outside the document root by bypassing SecurityManager restrictions. Attackers can send GET requests with encoded directory traversal sequences like /..%5c.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026