Administrator RCE via unrestricted template upload
Published Sep 25, 2023 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Arbitrary file upload in Moove Agency Import XML and RSS Feeds before 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code. The moove_save_import_template AJAX action accepts an attacker-controlled extension and file body and writes a PHP template without restricting the filename extension. WordPress administrator access and PHP before 8.0 are required for the published exploit, which runs commands in the web server process context.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file upload in Moove Agency Import XML and RSS Feeds before 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code. The moove_save_import_template AJAX action accepts an attacker-controlled extension and file body and writes a PHP template without restricting the filename extension. WordPress administrator access and PHP before 8.0 are required for the published exploit, which runs commands in the web server process context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4300
- Published
- Sep 25, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Moove Agency
- Product
- Import XML and RSS Feeds
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1505.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.1.4
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Administrator AJAX PHP upload proof of conceptfunctional · validated
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