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FKIE_CVE-2023-4019

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-04 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:36

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The Media from FTP WordPress plugin before 11.17 does not properly limit who can use the plugin, which may allow users with author+ privileges to move files around, like wp-config.php, which may lead to RCE in some cases.

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d323b07-c6e7-4aba-85bc-64659ad0c85d	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d323b07-c6e7-4aba-85bc-64659ad0c85d	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	riverforest-wp	media_from_ftp	*

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          "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Media from FTP",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "11.17",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:riverforest-wp:media_from_ftp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "411B5FD2-5034-4252-8D7D-20ACD763C53A",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento Media from FTP de WordPress anterior a la versi\u00f3n 11.17 no limita adecuadamente qui\u00e9n puede usar el complemento, lo que puede permitir a los usuarios con privilegios de autor+ mover archivos, como wp-config.php, lo que puede provocar RCE en algunos casos.\n"
    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:36:55.537",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
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    },
    {
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        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified"
}

CVE-2023-4019 (GCVE-0-2023-4019)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-04 11:27 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:17

Title

Media from FTP < 11.17 - Author+ Arbitrary File Access

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-23 16:07 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d323b07-c6e7-4a…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Media from FTP	Affected: 0 , < 11.17 (custom)

Credits

Dmitrii Ignatyev WPScan

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}

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