vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: enable-media-replace: CVE-2023-0255: 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) | Jan 17, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 17, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Solution
enable-media-replace-plugin-cve-2023-0255
References
Rapid7 Labs
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