CVE-2023-5360 (GCVE-0-2023-5360)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-31 13:54 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:20
VLAI Previdian
Title
Royal Elementor Addons and Templates < 1.3.79 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin before 1.3.79 does not properly validate uploaded files, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP and achieve RCE.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Royal Elementor Addons and Templates Affected: 0 , < 1.3.79 (custom)
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Credits
Fioravante Souza WPScan
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 5a27945d-de34-4040-a568-da6dd8caec47

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-5360

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2023-10-13 16:44 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-13
Asserted: 2023-10-13
Scope
Notes: Royal Elementor Addons and Templates < 1.3.79 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload | Affected: Royal Elementor / Royal Elementor Addons and Templates | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.81695 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Royal Elementor Addons and Templates < 1.3.79 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Cve Id CVE-2023-5360
Vendor Royal Elementor
Ghsa Id GHSA-2RRM-7H4W-QG5G
Product Royal Elementor Addons and Templates
Added Date 2023-10-13T14:44:23.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.81695
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99636
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-5360
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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