Description
eLabFTW 1.8.5 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the /app/controllers/EntityController.php component. This may result in remote command execution. An attacker can use a user account to fully compromise the system using a POST request. This will allow for PHP files to be written to the web root, and for code to execute on the remote server.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- eLabFTW 1.8.5 - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution EDB-46869 · webapps · May 20, 2019
GitHub 2 repositories
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fuzzlove/eLabFTW-1.8.5-EntityController-Arbitrary-File-Upload-RCE ★ 7 · May 18, 2019
eLabFTW 1.8.5 'EntityController' Arbitrary File Upload / RCE (CVE-2019-12185)
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Drew-Alleman/CVE-2019-12185 ★ 0 · Aug 17, 2025
CVE-2019-12185 - eLabFTW 1.8.5 Python3 Exploit POC
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.