medium.com/tag/bug-bounty· Sep 17, 2026· by Shyderali

From a Payment Receipt Upload to Full Server Compromise: An Arbitrary File Upload Case Study

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How a public “upload your receipt” feature became remote code execution and full server takeover, and the controls that would have stopped… Continue reading on Medium »
🎯 Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE)
💡 Defense Fix: Avoid executing shell commands via system(). Use parameterized APIs and strict input sanitization.
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