What is CVE-2023-1427?

CVE-2023-1427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 10web Photo Gallery, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-1427?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1427 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in 10web Photo Gallery

CVE-2023-1427

- The Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.8.15 did not ensure that uploaded files are kept inside its uploads folder, allowing high privilege users to put images anywhere in the filesystem via a path traversal vector.

Published 2023-04-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

10web Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery By 10web — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8917ba2-4cb3-4b09-8a49-b7c612254946 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1427?: CVE-2023-1427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 10web Photo Gallery, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-1427?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1427 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.