CVE-2023-4819 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not return the right Content-Type header for the specified uploaded file. Therefore, an attacker can upload an allowed file extension injected with malicious scripts.

Published: 2023-10-16

Score: 6.1 Medium

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

Shared Files

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.7.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tammersoft:shared_files:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-54662	The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not return the right Content-Type header for the specified uploaded file. Therefore, an attacker can upload an allowed file extension injected with malicious scripts.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00127.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4423b023-cf4a-46cb-b314-7a09ac08b29a

History

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

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

Subscriptions

Tammersoft Shared Files

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-10-16T19:38:55.423Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:14:38.486Z

Reserved: 2023-09-07T13:57:05.497Z

Link: CVE-2023-4819

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:38:00.769Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T20:15:16.830

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:47.433

Link: CVE-2023-4819

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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