CVE-2023-2359
Revolution Slider <= 6.6.12 - Author+ Remote Code Execution
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- WPScan
Description
The Slider Revolution WordPress plugin through 6.6.12 does not check for valid image files upon import, leading to an arbitrary file upload which may be escalated to Remote Code Execution in some server configurations.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8350890-e6d4-4b04-a158-2b0ee3748e65 (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8350890-e6d4-4b04-a158-2b0ee3748e65/ (opens in a new tab)exploit
Timeline
ID reserved
By WPScan
- 53 days later
· 53 days later
Published
- 18 months later
· 18 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected ≤ 6.6.12
References (2)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8350890-e6d4-4b04-a158-2b0ee3748e65 (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8350890-e6d4-4b04-a158-2b0ee3748e65/ (opens in a new tab)exploit
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2023-2359)Record last updated .