vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: enable-media-replace: CVE-2023-0255: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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
Title
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