{"id":"CVE-2023-2068","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-2068","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T23:11:12.913Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2023-06-27T14:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:51:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"contact@wpscan.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["advancedfilemanager/file manager advanced shortcode"],"epss":{"score":0.3962,"percentile":0.98617,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2023-06-04","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51505,"kind":"exploit","title":"File Manager Advanced Shortcode 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51505","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/51505.py","file":"exploits/php/webapps/51505.py","published":"2023-06-04","added":"2023-06-04","updated":"2023-06-04","author":"Mateus Machado Tesser","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2023-2068"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173735/WordPress-File-Manager-Advanced-Shortcode-2.3.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58f72953-56d2-4d86-a49b-311b5fc58056","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173735/WordPress-File-Manager-Advanced-Shortcode-2.3.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58f72953-56d2-4d86-a49b-311b5fc58056","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2068","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}