CVE-2023-4019 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2023-09-04

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Media from FTP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 11.17

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:riverforest-wp:media_from_ftp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-53912	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0025.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d323b07-c6e7-4aba-85bc-64659ad0c85d

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Riverforest-wp Media From Ftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-09-04T11:27:02.512Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:17:56.670Z

Reserved: 2023-07-31T14:45:28.127Z

Link: CVE-2023-4019

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:17:11.565Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-04T12:15:10.037

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:40.777

Link: CVE-2023-4019

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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