WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Media File Renamer < 5.7.8 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to execute code on the server by renaming files containing PHP code.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
media-file-renamer
Fixed in 5.7.8

References

CVE
CVE-2023-50897
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/32b2b8e9-aa49-4cc3-97b7-249695969461

Classification

Type
FILE DELETION
OWASP top 10
A6: Security Misconfiguration
CWE
CWE-73
CVSS
6.6 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Taihei Shimamine
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
13e59033-2c2a-450b-8da1-cae614969dcc

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-12-26 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2024-01-03 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2024-01-03 (about 2 years ago)

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