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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2023-2068

The File Manager Advanced Shortcode WordPress plugin through 2.3.2 does not adequately prevent uploading files with disallowed MIME types when using the shortcode.

EXPLOITCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 39.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The File Manager Advanced Shortcode WordPress plugin through 2.3.2 does not adequately prevent uploading files with disallowed MIME types when using the shortcode. This leads to RCE in cases where the allowed MIME type list does not include PHP files. In the worst case, this is available to unauthenticated users.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
39.62% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 June 2023
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
advancedfilemanager/file manager advanced shortcode
Source
contact@wpscan.com
EPSS trend
0%20%40%3 November 2026: 39.62%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 39.6% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-51505source ↗File Manager Advanced Shortcode 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE)php · Mateus Machado Tesserwebapps4 June 2023no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.