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CVE-2023-5673
WP Mail Log < 1.1.3 – Contributor+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
High8.8EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- WPScan
Description
The WP Mail Log WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not properly validate file extensions uploading files to attach to emails, allowing attackers to upload PHP files, leading to remote code execution.
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)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- CWE-434 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-434 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected < 1.1.3
References (1)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/231f72bf-9ad0-417e-b7a0-3555875749e9 (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
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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