# CVE-2019-25647: PhreeBooks ERP 5.2.3 Remote Code Execution via Image Manager

> Authenticated attackers can upload and execute arbitrary PHP files in PhreeBooks ERP to achieve remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqwf-8627-q764

## What is CVE-2019-25647?

CVE-2019-25647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phreesoft PhreeBooks ERP, published on 24 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PhreeBooks ERP 5.2.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the image manager that allows authenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP files by bypassing file extension controls. Attackers can upload malicious PHP files through the image manager endpoint and execute them to establish reverse shell connections and execute system commands.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25647?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phreesoft Phreebookserp.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25647 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25647 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phreesoft PhreeBooks ERP

- [CVE-2019-25630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25630/): PhreeBooks ERP 5.2.3 Arbitrary File Upload via Image Manager (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2017-5990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5990/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25647 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phreesoft PhreeBooks ERP, published on 24 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25647 exists.

Affected product: Phreesoft PhreeBooks ERP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25647/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25647
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25647
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25647

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