CVE-2023-0255 (GCVE-0-2023-0255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-13 14:32 – Updated: 2025-03-21 15:24
VLAI?
Title
Enable Media Replace < 4.0.2 - Author+ Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
The Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not prevent authors from uploading arbitrary files to the site, which may allow them to upload PHP shells on affected sites.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b0239208-1e23-47… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Enable Media Replace Affected: 0 , < 4.0.2 (custom)
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Credits
dc11 WPScan
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