CVE-2023-4019 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

Vendors	Products
Riverforest-wp Subscribe	Media From Ftp Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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'}`

Projects

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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

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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