CVE-2023-4300

Import XML and RSS Feeds < 2.1.4 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload

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Published Sep 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Import XML and RSS Feeds WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not filter file extensions for uploaded files, allowing an attacker to upload a malicious PHP file, leading to Remote Code Execution.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Import XML and RSS Feeds

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.1.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mooveagency:import_xml_and_rss_feeds:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.042% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4220025-2272-4d5f-9703-4b2ac4a51c42

History

Apr 24, 2025 8:15 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mooveagency Import Xml And Rss Feeds

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 3:56 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:16 PM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2023, 8:23 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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