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Public proof of concept

CVE-2023-2068

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-06-27

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-06-04Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Advancedfilemanager file manager advanced shortcode
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.3≤ 2.3.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Unknown file-manager-advanced-shortcodeother versions: affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 2.3.2no fix statedcustom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-07-25

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51505
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_fma_shortcode_unauth_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-06-27
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6h38-5jv9-8r57

Frequently asked questions

What is 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. 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.

Is CVE-2023-2068 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-2068, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-2068?

CVE-2023-2068 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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