vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: elementor: CVE-2023-48777: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 6, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 6, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via file upload in all versions up to and including 3.18.1 via the template import functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to upload files and execute code on the server.
Solution
elementor-plugin-cve-2023-48777
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48777
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b6d0a38-ac28-41c9-9da1-b30b3657b463?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-52810
- CVE-2023-48777
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-48777
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-52810
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