CVE-2023-4634

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion and Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.09. This is due to insufficient controls on file paths being supplied to the 'mla_stream_file' parameter from the ~/includes/mla-stream-image.php file, where images are processed via Imagick(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply files via FTP that will make directory lists, local file inclusion, and remote code execution possible.

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

82.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-73

Published

2023-09-06

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (4)

• https://patrowl.io/blog-wordpress-media-library-rce-cve-2023-4634/
• Patrowl/CVE-2023-463447★ · 2026-03-14
• lehazare/ProjetCL0★ · 2023-11-18
• Evillm/CVE-2023-4634-PoC

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4634.yaml

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51737

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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