---
id: CVE-2019-25579
title: phpTransformer 2016.9 Directory Traversal via jQueryFileUpload
summary: >-
  phpTransformer 2016.9 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows
  unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files by manipulating the path
  parameter. Attackers can send requests to the jQueryFileUploadmaster server
  endpo…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Phptransformer
product: phpTransformer
affected:
  - phpTransformer 2016.9
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-03-24T14:19:50.509107Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-03-21'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T15:19:18.485Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25579'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46192'
    label: ExploitDB-46192
  - url: 'http://phptransformer.com/'
    label: Official Product Homepage
  - url: >-
      https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/phptransformer/Version%202016.9/release_2016.9.zip
    label: Product Reference
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phptransformer-directory-traversal-via-jqueryfileupload
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpTransformer 2016.9 Directory Traversal via
      jQueryFileUpload
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.0109
epssPercentile: 0.64136
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T15:48:17.885Z'
---

## Overview

phpTransformer 2016.9 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files by manipulating the path parameter. Attackers can send requests to the jQueryFileUploadmaster server endpoint with traversal sequences ../../../../../../ to list and retrieve files outside the intended directory.

## Affected

- `phpTransformer 2016.9`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.