File Manager Advanced Shortcode WordPress <= 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Shortcode

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2023-2068
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published May 31, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mateus Machado Tesser (F0x) - ISH

Description

The File Manager Advanced Shortcode WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution in versions up to, and including, 2.3.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users to upload PHP files when the shortcode has been added to a page/post. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to potentially upload malicious PHP files if the shortcode is used on the front-end of the site, and makes it possible for authenticated users with access to a post editor to add the shortcode to a page or post and subsequently upload a malicious file.

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Vulnerability Details for File Manager Advanced Shortcode WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug file-manager-advanced-shortcode
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.3.2
Patched Version
  • 2.4

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