What is CVE-2023-47873?

CVE-2023-47873 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wen Solutions Wp Child Theme Generator, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-47873?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-47873 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Wen Solutions Wp Child Theme Generator

CVE-2023-47873

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WEN Solutions WP Child Theme Generator.This issue affects WP Child Theme Generator: from n/a through 1.0.9.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2024-03-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-child-theme-generator/wordpress-wp-chi… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47873?: CVE-2023-47873 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wen Solutions Wp Child Theme Generator, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-47873?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47873 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.