CVE-2023-5360
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin before 1.3.79 does not properly validate uploaded files, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP and achieve RCE.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin before 1.3.79 does not properly validate uploaded files, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP and achieve RCE.
- 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
- 86.35% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 5 April 2025
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- royal-elementor-addons/royal elementor addons
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS moved from 85.7% on 14 October 2026 to 86.4% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175992/WordPress-Royal-Elementor-Addons-And-Templates-Remote-Shell-Upload.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/281518ff-7816-4007-b712-63aed7828b34Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175992/WordPress-Royal-Elementor-Addons-And-Templates-Remote-Shell-Upload.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/281518ff-7816-4007-b712-63aed7828b34Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.